A: To begin care with Jamaa Birth Village, visit our appointment link to schedule your free virtual Midwifery care consultation. The initial consultation is an opportunity for you to get to know our team, share your goals and care needs for your pregnancy and learn more about Midwifery care at Jamaa.

A: Jamaa Birth Village Midwives are experts in holistic maternal health and specialize in providing health care for low-risk expecting women. As experienced Certified Professional Midwives, we provide out of hospital prenatal and postpartum care at Jamaa Birth Village where we also order and interpret labs and ultrasounds for our clients. We have partner Midwives, physicians and hospitals we work closely with to assist the clients we serve in having an empowered, healthy and client-led birth at home, birth center or hospital.

PRECONCEPTION CARE

Jamaa Midwives offer preconception appointments where we learn more about you, your health history and wellness goals in planning your future pregnancy. Care plans are uniquely created for each individual. Preconception care includes an individualized client-led plan including nutrition, exercise, herbal and vitamin supplements recommended for preparing your body and womb for a successful and healthy pregnancy. Holistic care services are available a la carte to support your body during the pre-conception phase. Those services include:

• Heat & Crystal Therapy
• Massage Therapy
• Chiropractic Care
• Sauna Therapy
• Yoni Steam Therapy

When booking a pre-conception appointment you can opt to have heat and crystal therapy included for an additional fee. After your initial pre-conception appointment and based on your individualized plan, you'll have an opportunity to book additional holistic care services via our website.

PRENATAL CARE

45-60 minute Prenatal care appointments on the standard prenatal care schedule (Monthly-28 weeks, Bi-weekly -36 weeks, Weekly - delivery. (Or more often as needed.)

Routine maternal and fetal monitoring through both traditional and modern options (example: utilizing the fetoscope or pinard horn for fetal heart tones vs. the fetal doppler which emits low grade ultrasound waves)

Holistic management of minor pregnancy and postpartum complications

Routine and sometimes non-routine labs & ultrasounds and the interpretation of them

Access to Jamaa's expert holistic therapy team

Prenatal care includes access to Childbirth Education classes, Jamaa Birth Village's Herbal Apothecary, Organic Community Garden, Holistic Spa Therapy services and mother baby closet (free diapers, wipes and more).

POSTPARTUM CARE

• 24-7 accessibility for urgent needs
• Virtual and in-person care visits at 24-hours, Day 3, Day 7, weekly through week 4, and bi-weekly through week 12
• *Appointments offered in-home the first 2-weeks and in-office appointments offered weeks 3-12
• Postpartum mood disorder screening
• 40-Day postpartum healing ceremonies and nutritional therapy support
• Holistic therapy for low-risk postpartum complications, co-collaboration with physicians for high-risk complications
• Well woman visit and Pap smear at the completion of care
• Pelvic floor therapy on-site if needed
• Home Birth Delivery Options with Jamaa Partner Midwives
• Hospital & Birth Center Center supported delivery with a Jamaa Doula

WELL-BABY CARE

• Well-baby exams for the first 6-8 weeks of life integrated with postpartum care for birthing parent
• Breastfeeding support
• Daily-weekly weight-checks, if needed
• Hearing Screening

A: If you are having a hospital delivery and receiving prenatal and postpartum care at Jamaa, there is no need to continue seeing your OB until the time of your delivery. If a complication arises in pregnancy or postpartum in the high-risk range, the Jamaa Midwife team will co-collaborate care with an OB or Maternal Fetal Medicine provider of your choice or at our recommendation, to ensure you have the best care possible.

Yes, Jamaa Birth Village accepts a variety of insurance options for all care options omitting Spa & Body Therapy services.

If you're medicaid eligible, coverage for care, education and support may depend on your manage health care company; United Health Care, Home State Health and Missouri Care. Exact coverage can be determined prior to beginning care. In the event that your plan does not cover certain care options at Jamaa, an additional sliding fee scale and pro-bono opportunities are available to ensure every pregnant woman who needs or wants care, receives it.

Private/commercial insurance is accepted for all of our care service options. If we are not contracted with your insurance company, many times we're able to get in-network exceptions or out-of-network coverage. We accept FSA programs and offer competitive self-pay discounts, as well.

In order to bill insurance we must have a verification of benefits run through our medical biller. Verification of Benefits forms can be completed prior to your consultation by emailing us directly.

Clients receiving prenatal and postpartum care at Jamaa via Medicaid will receive a coverage map for the care options that are covered by Medicaid. Based on income a sliding fee scale will be applied to care services that are not covered. If financial support is needed to cover care, a financial support application will be completed by the client and submitted to the Jamaa team to determine scholarship availability for pro-bono care at no cost to the client. This process typically begins at the consultation appointment and prior to care beginning.

Clients receiving prenatal and postpartum care at Jamaa via self-pay will receive an individualized self-pay rate and have the option of paying per appointment.

Clients receiving prenatal and postpartum care at Jamaa via private insurance will complete a VOB (verification of benefits) with our medical biller to determine deductible and shared costs. A payment plan is created prior to the first appointment for clients with a deductible and shared fee.

Clients receiving home birth care with Jamaa Midwives will discuss home birth pricing and payment plans with the delivering Midwife.

A: Jamaa Birth Village is a sacred and safe space and recognizes the pandemic that has caused social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19. To ensure our clients receive attentive, timely efficient and safe care, we're not accepting walk-ins, we're only accepting scheduled appointments for virtual consultations and care, with options for in-person care on a client by client basis. If you need to speak to someone prior to next date availability, please give us a call to discuss available options.