Maricela Martínez Munguía is a Latina community leader, doula trainer, and Community Health Worker who embodies the immigrant experience and brings culturally grounded, trauma-informed care to her work with Latino and Indigenous families. She is a founding member of the Raíces para el Cambio (R4C) cooperative, where she has supported community-led birth justice efforts since 2018.

Maricela is a certified birth and postpartum doula (DONA International), a certified doula trainer in childbirth education, and a doula in training, strengthening the next generation of culturally responsive birth workers. Her work centers on mentorship, training, and capacity-building for doulas, integrating mindfulness, breastfeeding education, and perinatal mental health. She facilitates workshops, moderates focus groups, and leads trauma-informed, community-based education that honors cultural traditions and family autonomy.

With extensive experience in case management, public outreach, and leadership, Maricela provides holistic physical and emotional support across the prenatal, birth, and postpartum continuum. Her mission is to create safe, respectful spaces that reduce stigma, promote informed decision-making, and improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families—strengthening community well-being through education, advocacy, and collective care.