Doula Care Services
What is a Jamaa Birth Village Doula?
The Jamaa Birth Village Doula Team includes highly trained, skilled childbirth professionals who are experts in culturally-led maternity care. Our Doulas provide emotional and physical support, educational and advocacy guidance, and supported navigation through the entire childbirth process. They work together with our midwifery team or your current provider to provide continuous maternal care.
We support all pregnancies, both medicated and unmedicated, and both in the hospital and outside of the hospital. Jamaa Birth Village offers extensive access to additional Doula support outside of our core Doula team through our initiative, the St. Louis Doulas of Color Collective, if you'd like to interview additonal doulas as apart of the Doula selection process.
How can our doulas improve your pregnancy and birth outcomes?
Jamaa Birth Village Doulas are committed to improving birth outcomes for expecting families. "Emerging research suggests that these community-based doulas can improve birth outcomes and reduce racial disparities by providing wraparound support throughout the pregnancy, in addition to the birth and the postpartum period."-Center for Health Economics & Policy 2022
Want doula care? Here's how it works:
Doula care is available on a sliding scale or pro-bono for low-income families. To determine Doula care costs and to begin Doula care, please book a Doula consultation below.
Jamaa Birth Village Team Doulas
Jamaa Birth Village provides Doula care services for BIPOC pregnant people who are both low-risk and high-risk, for both medicated and unmedicated births, at any birthing location such as home, birth center or hospital. We currently offer sliding scale and pro-bono services via Doula care scholarships for low-income and unemployed people. Insurance is accepted for those receiving Missouri Medicaid via Healthy Blue or those with FSA accounts via private insurance.
Phyllis miller
Certified Doula
Phyllis Miller, CD, is a certified full spectrum doula (preconception–postpartum), licensed clinical social worker and certified EMDR trauma therapist. Her experience in social service has been working to promote child well-being, empowering women, and strengthening families. Phyllis was trained and certified as a culturally congruent, full spectrum doula at Jamaa Birth Village. As a doula, she feels it is her responsibility to work towards ending racial disparities confronting Black women specific to maternal and infant health. She is committed to advocating and supporting women to have the birthing experience they envision.
Carmen hines
Certified Doula
Carmen Hines, CD, I am certified as a Holistic full spectrum Doula, trained through Jamaa Birth village , a Certified Personal Trainer , including group fitness coaching and Accountability coaching, and a former childcare provider. Health and Wellness is very important to me , and providing service is where much Joy has been found! As a BIPOC, ABAR trained doula, I believe in full body autonomy for all people, and take pride in being able to be an advocate, and support space for families, helping them learn and grow through experience. Cannot wait to see you soon!
Adrianne Blakemore
Certified Doula
Adrianne Blakemore, CD As ACE the doula I will provide support to mothers and their family unit to add, sharpen, and repair their tools in their toolbox when bringing a baby into this world. My mission is to create a brave space for mothers to be vulnerable, to relax, and to release their journey into motherhood. My mission for families is to be a coach and an anchor in providing care to mother and the unborn child.
Kamara Warner
Certified Doula
Kamara Warner, CD, is a full spectrum doula trained at Jamaa Birth Village™ in May of 2021. In addition to being a doula, Kamara is also a mother to 2 sons and 6 daughters. Due to 3 of her daughters having sickle cell disease, providing a voice and support for those less supported by the world has been a constant in her life for a long time. Her mission as a doula is to create and support a safe and positive experience while bringing new life into this world. She specializes in empowering families and supporting the birth of your choice through knowledge and holistic care.
Chasity Cosby
Certified Doula
Chasity Cosby, CD, is a trained, full spectrum doula through Jamaa Birth Village and excited to provide holistc doula care to STL families.
"As your doula my mission is to educate and create a positive and empowering space for your pregnancy and birthing journey."