About Us
What We Do
Roots on the Ground offers a holistic, community-centered approach to perinatal support, designed to meet families where they are emotionally, culturally, and systemically. We combine the nurturing care of full-spectrum doulas with the practical expertise of Community Health Workers to create a strong safety net for birthing people and their families starting early in pregnancy and continuing long after birth.
Our care model focuses on addressing racial disparities in maternal health, promoting birth equity, and supporting the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of each client we serve.
We Are a Medi-Cal Approved Provider
Roots on the Ground is proud to be a Medi-Cal-approved doula and perinatal support provider, offering services at no cost to eligible individuals and families. If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal and live in one of our service areas, you may qualify for:
- Prenatal Doula Support & Education
- Labor and Birth Support & Attendance
- Postpartum Support and Visits
- Lactation Education and Support
- Abortion & Pregnancy Loss Support
- Linkages to vital resources through our Community Health Worker team
We’re here to help guide you through the process of accessing these benefits and ensure you receive the support you deserve.
Private Pay Options Also Available
In addition to Medi-Cal-covered services, we warmly welcome private pay clients who wish to access our doula and community health services directly. Whether you're looking for full-spectrum support, childbirth education, or specialized assistance during postpartum recovery, we offer flexible, sliding-scale packages designed to fit your needs.
We’re committed to making our services accessible no matter how you come to us.
Our Core Services Include:
Full-Spectrum Doula Support: Prenatal, labor & delivery, postpartum, loss & abortion care
Community Health Worker Navigation: Personalized referrals for housing, nutrition, mental health, substance use recovery, and parenting resources
Early Pregnancy Outreach: Connecting with families as early as the first trimester
Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed Care: Grounded in ancestral wisdom and lived experience
Specialized Models: Support for justice-involved mothers and teen parents
No two families are alike. That’s why our approach is flexible, inclusive, and rooted in love and care.
Justice-Involved Mothers Model
We support birthing people navigating incarceration, probation, or reentry with compassionate, nonjudgmental care. Our doulas and health workers provide:
- Prenatal and postpartum visits inside facilities (where allowed)
- Court accompaniment and advocacy
- Holistic reentry planning with family reunification goals
- Connection to trauma recovery and parenting resources
Young Mamas Rising: Teen Doula Support Model
Teen pregnancy can be isolating—but our program for young mothers offers:
- Age-appropriate, relatable doula care
- Mentorship through pregnancy, birth, and parenting
- Referrals to supportive services, education pathways, and childcare
- A safe, affirming space to grow, learn, and thrive
- Life skills training and financial literacy
Meet the FoundeR
Natasha Pulliam-Empowering Families at Roots on the Ground
Community-Based Full-Spectrum Doula, CHW & CLE | Advocate | Mother | Grandmother
Rooted in Love. Grounded in Service. Called to Birthwork.
Natasha Pulliam is a San Francisco native, proud mother of five, and grandmother to two beautiful children both of whom she had the honor of supporting as a doula during their births. Her journey into birthwork is deeply personal, generational, and spirit-led. As a community-based full-spectrum doula, Natasha is dedicated to supporting birthing people of color through culturally-grounded, holistic, and empowering care.
From a young age, Natasha was immersed in the spirit of holistic healing and service, assisting her aunt in community organizing and witnessing her great grandmother heal many with herbs throughout San Francisco. Her early exposure to advocacy, healing and grassroots support laid the foundation for a lifelong commitment to uplifting her people.
Natasha brings a unique, trauma-informed lens to her doula practice, having worked extensively in the fields of affordable housing, mental health and substance use recovery. These experiences have shaped her understanding of the systemic challenges many families face, especially during the vulnerable perinatal period. She bridges the gap by connecting families to essential services, advocating for their needs within institutions, and ensuring that birthing people feel seen, heard, and held.
What sets Natasha apart is her unwavering compassion, deep ancestral wisdom, and lived experience. She believes that birth is not just a medical event but a sacred rite of passage that deserves dignity, joy, and full-spectrum support. Whether she’s guiding a first-time parent, holding space after loss, or uplifting teen mothers, Natasha serves with grace, resilience, and cultural pride.
Through her doula work, Natasha is not just helping babies come into the world she’s nurturing stronger families, more resilient communities, and a future where every birthing person of color is honored, protected, and celebrated.
