Jamaa Wisdom
Blog posts that inform, inspire, and challenge from the team at Jamaa Birth Village.
2022: Jamaa Celebrates 7 Years
Welcome to 2022! If you've been following along with us, in all of our accomplishments and legacies, you'll see why we're so excited to celebrate 7-years! From standing on the...
October 2021: Midwife Okunsola Day & Community Midwife Month
On Tuesday October 26th, 2022, the Saint Louis County Council awarded Midwife Okunsola, naming every October 26th as Midwife Tru (Okunsola) day and every month of October-Community Midwife Month, due...
STL 360 Doula Initiative
2020 was off to a great start. Our clinic was thriving, Doulas were getting the respect they deserved, and our vision had come around full circle. We were overjoyed! As...
2020: Our Grand Opening
On June 19th, 2020, Jamaa Birth Village, opened its doors to our new home, fully furnished, completely renovated and ready to serve and provide care to families across the St....
2020: Jamaa Clinic Renovations
After raising enough funds to purchase our new home, we closed the deal! Renovations began, more donations poured in to pay the contractors, community members came out to help clean, paint...
2019: The Jamaa Fundraiser
At Jamaa Birth Village, I showed Dr.Blum around our small but mighty space, and shared with him all of the accomplishments we were able to make with such little funding...
2019: Missouri’s 1st Black CPM
If you haven't noticed, visions and manifestation are a theme with us at Jamaa Birth Village. In April of 2019, I successfully completed my Midwifery education at the Midwives College...
2019: The Dream, The Vision, The Manifestation. The Beginnings of Jamaa’s New Home
Relaunching our organization was no easy task. We temporarily discontinued Midwifery care as we awaited the completion of my Midwifery education program, and we were finding our footing with grassroots grant writing and...
