## About Onyemaechi (“Onyema”) C. Onyekwu, MSN, CNM, is a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she also serves as the Clinical Director of the [Birth Sisters Doula Service](/node/176683 "Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Division of Obstetrics: Patient Resources: Birth Sisters | Boston Medical Center (bmc.org)"). Additionally, she ... is an Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Born and raised in Boston, Onyema holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and nursing degree from Bay State College. She subsequently earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Frontier Nursing University in Versailles, Kentucky, and completed her midwifery apprenticeship at Boston Medical Center. Onyema provides prenatal care at Codman Square Community Health Center as well as BMC. She has a strong interest in family advocacy, healthcare delivery, and the socioeconomic factors of healthcare that affect us all on a day-to-day basis. Read More - ### Departments [Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/labor-delivery-and-postpartum-care), [Midwives](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/midwives), [Obstetrics](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics), [Obstetrics and Gynecology](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology) - ### Specialties Health equity and equality; continuity of care; substance use disorder in pregnancy - ### Contact [617.414.2000](tel:617.414.2000) - ### Primary Location BMC, Yawkey Center [850 Harrison Ave. 5th Floor Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118) Codman Square Health Center [637 Washington St. Dorchester, MA 02124](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=637+Washington+St.%2C+Dorchester%2C+MA+02124) - ### Administrative Title Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - ### Board Certifications Certified Nurse-Midwife, American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - ### Research Interests Breaking down racial barriers within the healthcare system; maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the Black, Person of Color, and Latino population; midwifery care in under-resourced settings, e.g. establishment of a community birth center/women’s health clinic in rural Nigeria; music therapy for pain management in labor; substance use and health maintenance in pregnancy - ### Education Medical School: MSN, Frontier Nursing University, 2019 Medical School: ASN, Bay State College, 2014 Medical School: BS (Health Sciences), Boston University, 2012 ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Onyemaechi.Onyekwu) ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Onyemaechi.Onyekwu)