The Womb Space Movement

Rooted in Sisterhood, Reclaiming Reproductive Wellness Through Her Story

The Womb Space Movement is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing reproductive health, wellness, and justice for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC). Founded in 2023, we exist to challenge systemic health inequities and reclaim our power—through education, storytelling, and culturally rooted healing.

We serve women from puberty through post-menopause, offering community programs that center the lived experiences of BIWOC, restore ancestral wisdom, and build collective resilience.

Whether it’s the first period, fertility questions, pregnancy, or navigating perimenopause—our stories matter. We believe that healing begins when women have the knowledge, tools, and space to honor their full reproductive journeys.

Our Core Values

Sisterhood: We believe in collective care, intergenerational wisdom, and the healing power of community.

Reproductive Justice: We advocate for body autonomy, informed choices, and culturally affirming healthcare for all BIWOC.

Education as Liberation: We provide knowledge that empowers, heals, and disrupts systems of silence.

Storytelling: We honor personal narratives as tools of resistance, reflection, and restoration.

Holistic Wellness: We support the whole woman—mind, body, spirit, and lineage.

Meet Janine

Janine Scanterbury is a co-founder of The Womb Space Movement. Her journey into women’s wellness began during her third pregnancy at the age of 41 when her home birth plan was met with fear and resistance from her OB/GYN, who told her that her baby would not survive. This moment deeply resonated with Janine, motivating her to dive deeper into birth education and become an advocate for other Black women facing similar challenges.​​

Janine’s dedication to women’s wellness is rooted in her 25 years of experience in customer service as a stylist. She has now transformed this passion for caring for people into a focus on holistic health, birth education, and advocacy, aiming to create positive and culturally sensitive birth experiences for women of color. Through The Womb Space, she strives to help women feel empowered, informed, and supported, especially in pregnancy and childbirth.

Meet Keisha

Keisha "Ankhti" Washington is a co-founder of The Womb Space and a passionate advocate for Black women’s wellness. Her longing to advocate for women began in 2015, when Keisha Ayers, a young woman in Trinidad, tragically died after childbirth due to medical neglect. This event, along with Keisha’s recent experience as a doula for her sister Janine, solidified her commitment to supporting and advocating for women of color in reproductive health.​

As a certified Health Coach and yoga teacher, Keisha has spent over a decade dedicated to women’s wellness. Her work has since expanded to guiding prenatal and postnatal women through their yoga practices, as well as addressing the full spectrum of womanhood, including puberty, peri-menopause, and menopause, as she navigated her own womanhood transitions. Keisha’s mission is to ensure that Black women are informed, educated, and advocated for at every stage of their reproductive transitions.

The Womb Space Movement has transformed my understanding of sisterhood and wellness. Their programs empower women at every stage of life. Truly inspiring!

Sarah J.

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★★★★★

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