RESTORING OUR OWN THROUGH TRANSFORMATION
Full-Spectrum Perinatal Support Rooted in Community
ROOTT is a black-led, community-based healthcare organization in Columbus, OH. We provide full-spectrum perinatal support, from prenatal to postpartum - with a focus on maternal and infant health, equity, and culturally rooted care.
Our Mission
We work to end health disparities by centering the voices, needs, and experiences of Black and brown birthing people. Through care, education, and advocacy, we help families thrive before, during, and after birth.
Why We Exist
Black families face some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the U.S. We are here to change that — through advocacy, direct care, and community healing.
Our Approach
At ROOTT, care is culturally responsive and trauma-informed. Our Full-Spectrum Perinatal Support Specialists provide wraparound services to ensure every family feels seen, respected, and supported
Our Services
Clinical & Wellness Care
Midwifery and obstetric/gynecology services
Prenatal, childbirth, and postnatal care
Lactation support and nutrition counseling
Behavioral and home health care focused on perinatal needs
Education & Training
Childbirth education classes and workshops
Breastfeeding and lactation webinars
Doula training and certification programs
Seminars on maternal and infant health
Support Services
Full-spectrum childbirth doula care
Emotional, physical, and informational support during labor and postpartum
A Message About ROOTT
Founded by Jessica M. Roach, Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT) was created by a collective who view the issues surrounding maternal and infant health as a consequence of structural and institutional racism. Through our personal relationships and experiences as people of color, work with one another as doulas, advocates, and community members, we understood the need to build support that centered our voices as valid. We believe that our programs and services offered, based in evidence, will provide a means of addressing the impact of the stress created by our everyday, lived experiences. We are firmly grounded in the principles of Reproductive Justice, rooted in autonomy, human rights, and the trust of Black Women and Families to decide how, where, when, and if we choose to have children.