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  • 2024: St. Louis officials promote Black doula care by working with local clinic > read more.
  • 2024: Missouri doulas give up wages to serve women on Medicaid. Legislators hope to fix that > read more
  • 2024: In Ghana, Okunsola Amadou dreamed of a birth center. She built it in Ferguson. > read more.
  • 2022: Birth center and postpartum retreat in Ferguson to address disparities in care > read more
  • 2019: Ferguson Birth Village Offers Black Mothers A Safe Space, Trust and Support. > listen now
  • Jamaa Birth Village Founder Calls Mercy’s Ferguson Plans 'Predatory' And 'Opportunistic'. > read more
  • 2018:Ferguson's Tru Kellman Finds Her True Calling. >
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  • 2024: Ferguson's Tru Kellman Finds Her True Calling. > read more.
  • 2020: Ferguson's Tru Kellman Finds Her True Calling. > read more.
  • 2018: Founder of Jamaa Birth Village receives Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award. > read more
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  • Ferguson's Jamaa Birth Village is Laboring to Cut Maternal Mortality Rates For Black Mothers.
  • Jamaa Birth Village Closes on New Home After Anonymous 40k Donation.
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  • 2023: Missouri Featured in Birthing Justice Documentary on Maternal Mortality Crisis > read more
  • 2022: In St. Louis, doulas push for better reproductive health care — especially for Black patients > read more
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  • 2024: Missouri's first Black-owned midwifery clinic hosts 'blessings baby shower' > read more
  • 2018: Tru Kellman is Turning Her Traumatic Birthing Experience Into A Life Saving Mission > read more
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  • 2025: Doulas Take Steps Toward Addressing Black Maternal Mortality > read more
  • 2019: Missouri's first black midwife advocates for accessible maternal care. > read more
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2019: This is not a new crisis: What's being done to save the lives of black mothers. > read more

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2024: Center helps secure Medicaid coverage for doulas in Missouri > read more

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2022: Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson is expanding > read more

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2019: Black women are facing a childbirth mortality crisis. These doulas are trying to help > read more

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2018: American women are still dying at alarming rates while giving birth.

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Local doctor, midwife weigh in on ‘alarming’ number of pregnancy-related deaths.

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2024: Creating a Movement: Jamaa Birth Village Birth Center & Postpartum Retreat Haven > read more

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2024: Providing a safe haven for pregnant Black women > read more

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2019: When Will America Save Black Mothers From Dying? Never, Without Us > read more