Midwifery Care

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.

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.