About Me
I’m Romy March David, an oral historian and storyteller with a master’s degree in Oral History from Columbia University. I created The First Chapter to help women find and tell their birth stories, which so often fade into a blur in the tender days of early motherhood. My own mother remembers very little about my birth, and it would be so meaningful if I could hear her voice from those first days of life together. In speaking with other mothers, I realized how common it is for these stories to slip away, yet they are some of the most profound experiences of life.
Before Columbia, I worked in journalism, where I fell in love with listening closely and telling stories with honesty and depth. My passion has always centered on women’s health and preserving voices that often go unheard.
Through guided oral history interviews, I help mothers reflect on their journeys to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early motherhood — capturing and preserving these stories so they can be remembered for generations.