About Simone

Simone Cotton is a Detroit native and a Full-Spectrum Community Doula. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Spelman College. In 2025, she completed 52 hours of full-spectrum doula training with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings. Here, she received comprehensive preparation in prenatal, birth, and postpartum support, as well as education on the social and historical context of birth work. She has served as a volunteer with the Dial-a-Doula program at the University of Michigan Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital. During this program, she underwent OR Support and Eat, Sleep, Console Training. Most recently, she has joined Michigan Family Doulas as a member of their birth and postpartum doula teams. She is also certified in BLS/CPR and HIPAA-compliant. She is a member of the National Black Doulas Association and an Evidence-Based Birth Pro member.

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Her approach is grounded in years of reproductive justice and LGBTQ+ advocacy, as well as community organizing and mentorship. She is also involved in community work and research centered on health equity and public health, bringing an evidence-informed lens to her work. In addition, she is a creative storyteller, utilizing the mediums of content creation and dance as tools for education, advocacy, and community connection.

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She provides holistic, affirming care that centers autonomy, informed choice, and advocacy, with the goal of helping clients feel empowered throughout their birth experience. Her services currently include prenatal education and planning, labor support and advocacy, birth partner guidance, and postpartum planning and support.