Micknai is a community perinatal health worker and cultural organizer who holds a master’s degree in Applied Anthropology from Oregon State University. She is a student midwife at Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. Micknai is the founder of Za Gualay consulting and is especially dedicated to projects and organizations that center reproductive justice in global and regional settings with a focus on uplifting the BIPOC community perinatal health workforce to address disparities in quality maternal and newborn health care. She works with organizations like Quality Maternal and Newborn Research Alliance, Lactation Education Resources, Uplift Lab, and Doula Alliance of Maryland toward reproductive justice and positive birth outcomes for all birthing people everywhere.
