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The Historic Jamaa Birth Village Cultural Heritage Center envisions a world where birth is sacred, communal and grounded in ancestral wisdom.

We preserve & elevate African diasporic midwifery through care, cultural preservation, education and advocacy. For more information please call 314-643-7703 or visit JamaaBirthVillage.org

04/13/2026

We’re just 3-days away from the 3rd Annual MO Black Maternal Health Summit!

Our Summit is where real conversations happen, where care is centered the way it should be, and where community action meets liberation.

In just a few short days, we’re bringing together voices, experiences, tours & Black Maternal Health leaders, activists and healers.

Get ready to experience live drumming, National Poets, Global Keynote Speakers, & joy filled communal liberation.

Registration is now closed and we’re so excited to welcome all of our Summit guests to Rustic Roots Sanctuary soon!

Summit guests can receive full details at: www.moblackmaternalhealthsummit.com

04/11/2026

Today at the Global Black Doula Day press conference, Jamaa announced, “Okunsola’s Black Doula Rest Fund!” The fund honors the legacy and lineage of rest, hibernation and sabbatical practices that Jamaa’s Founder integrated into her life and modeled to countless others-on how she thrived in her role as a woman, mother, doula, and midwife. Passing this wisdom on to others-20 Rest & Wellness Care scholarships will be awarded to Black Doulas across the globe annually in honor of Global Black Doula Day.✨🙌🏾✨

A fund supported by the Black Doula Merch store & donations-created by 7-Black Maternal Health organizations- the Black Doula Rest Fund is officially live providing the following to Black Doulas of the diaspora who need and deserve rest:

✨$500 rest and hibernation scholarship

✨3-months of mental health care with a Black woman mental health/spiritual care provider

✨6-month mentorship with an elder Black Doula or CEU support-whichever will help them strengthen and advance their work and center rest in their daily lives

✨Black Doula Rest & Renewal curated care gift box to support in the integration of long-term sustainable rest practices

The initial scholarships will be awarded in Autumn 2026, and annually thereafter. Awards are given via a lottery of applications. You may begin your Rest Fund Award within up to 6 months of receiving the award.

The people who carry our communities should not be running on empty. Black doulas are on the frontlines of Black maternal health liberation every single day. Showing up for births, for families, for outcomes that should not still be this unequal.
And somewhere in the middle of all of that-rest gets pushed to the side. This fund is here to change that.

If you are a practicing Black doula who needs time to reset, restore, and be poured into, this is for you!

Applications are open now at blackdouladay.com

If you want to support, every purchase from the Black Doula Day merch store goes directly toward funding these rest scholarships. This is what community care actually looks like.

Not just showing up for the work but showing up for the people doing it!🫶🏾

“Our collective rest will save us.” -

04/11/2026

Happy Black Doula Day!! We’re SO happy to celebrate, honor & uplift Black Doulas across the diaspora. Today and everyday, Black Doulas, we’re keeping our head to the sky, we can win, and make progress together in creating a better world for mamas, babies and families!💜

Black Doula Day was founded in 2022 at Jamaa Birth Village by its Founder Okunsola M. Amadou, to honor the hands, hearts, and knowledge that have always carried our communities.

What started as a vision has now grown into a global movement. Recognized across multiple states, celebrated internationally, and stewarded by 7 powerful Black Maternal Health and Doula organizations committed to protecting this work✨.

This year’s theme is: "Black Doulas on the Frontlines of Black Maternal Health Liberation!” 🙌🏾

This year, we are asking you to take it a step further and bring Black Doula Day to your city by using the proclamation template on the blackdouladay.com website paired with the toolkit, to push for recognition where you are.

Join us today at 11AM CST for our virtual press conference as we continue to uplift the 7-core doula demands with a special announcement! Join us by registering at blackdouladay.com.

We’re also deeply grateful for the Black Doula Day planning committee members within the Black Mamas Matter Alliance: Ancient Song, the Georgia Black Doula Network , Jamaa Birth Village, ROOTT, Sankofa Reproductive Health & Healing Center, and Southern Birth Justice Network.

Because honoring the work means investing in the people doing it, and putting in the work to care for Black Doulas, just as they care for mothers, babies and families!

Start here: blackdouladay.com and join us at 11am CST💜 Let’s go!!

04/10/2026

Some weeks matter a little more than others, and
Black Maternal Health Week-is one of them.

It’s a time to pause, reflect, and show up for the conversations and the people who are doing this work every day, and it’s also a time for action.

If you’ve been meaning to get more connected, learn more, or simply be in community…this is your moment.

We’ll be gathering throughout the week in ways that feel intentional, supportive, and firmly grounded in care.

Whether you join one event or all of them, we’d love to have you in the space.

Come as you are. 💜

Register for the Black Doula Day Press Conference on April 11th at 11:00am CST: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hbx8dnzKQRSB5RTa97ogCQ #/registration

04/10/2026

Jamaa Birth Village is deeply honored to welcome Tomasina Oliver, DEM, LM, CPM (Mama T), as a Midwife in Residence, visiting from Washington, DC.

With over 30 years of experience and more than 2,000 babies delivered, Midwife Tomasina’s work is founded in traditional midwifery, holistic healing, and ancestral knowledge passed down, practiced, and refined over time.

Her approach goes beyond clinical care. It’s intuitive, spiritual, and deeply connected to the full well-being of mothers, babies, and families.

And now, she’s bringing that depth of care to St. Louis.

Through this residency, families will have access to:

Preconception care
Prenatal support
Extended postpartum care
Well-woman care
And more!

This is the kind of care you don’t just receive… you feel.

St. Louis, this is a powerful moment.

Welcome to STL Mama T!💜

04/09/2026

Jamaa Birth Village is proud to welcome Corrinna Edwards, CCM, CPM, LM as one of our Midwives in Residence, visiting from Atlanta.

Corrinna is a licensed midwife, community health worker, and policy advocate who has supported over 1,000 births across the U.S. and internationally. Her work bridges traditional birth knowledge, clinical care, and systems change, creating real pathways for families to experience safe, supported births.

Now, she’s bringing that care to St. Louis.

As a Midwife in Residence, Corrinna will support families through:

Preconception
Prenatal care
Extended postpartum
Well-woman care
And more!

This is about access, deep cultural care, and, this is about families being supported the way they deserve.

St. Louis families, this is for you.

Welcome to St. Louis Corrinna💜

04/09/2026

We are honored to welcome Qiana Lewis as Director of Operations & Cultural Stewardship and as a new Executive Leader within Jamaa Birth Village.

A nationally recognized reproductive justice leader, full-spectrum doula, healer, and movement strategist-Qiana brings decades of experience grounded in the liberation, health, and well-being of Black communities.

From shaping policy at the national level to contributing to global human rights conversations, her work has always centered what matters most, our people.

And now, she returns to St. Louis not just professionally, but personally.

To lead.
To steward.
To build what’s next.

This next chapter of Jamaa is intentional.

Welcome home, Qiana 🤎

04/08/2026

The Birth Equity News interview with KSDK, Jamaa’s Founder and Illinois State leaders, couldn’t have aired at a better time.

With Black Maternal Health Week coming up, this conversation is exactly what needs to be happening right now.💜

Jamaa was featured on the news today discussing our role in expanding access to care and what birth equity really looks like in our communities.

The interview aired this morning and again at noon, but you can still catch it at 5PM CST.

If you’ve ever wondered what this work actually looks like in real life, this is a good place to start.

Tune in to KSDK and watch the full story!

Birth Equity KSDK: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/illinois-birth-equity-initiative-expands-access-to-care/63-b5ff9222-2df1-429d-bcde-e7b2210b04d5

04/08/2026

We are overjoyed & absolutely honored to welcome Special Guest Speaker & Multi-Award Winning Activist, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, to this year’s 3rd Annual MO Black Maternal Health Summit!

Jon us for a power filled afternoon on Day 2 of the Summit, for an explorative Fireside Chat-with Brittany and Black Women National leaders-as we activate real change, with liberatory conversations-through Black Mother led frameworks.

So the question is, are you in the room or hearing about it after?

St. Louis & Jamaa fam who have registered, be sure to check your email and confirm your submitted registration as the Summit is sold out!💜

Confirm your registration today or email for inquiries at: contact@missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com.

04/08/2026

This work doesn’t happen without intentionally welcoming community to be present with us in hosting this year’s Summit.💜

The 3rd Annual Missouri Black Maternal Health Summit is coming together, and it takes people behind the scenes to help create the experience everyone feels in the room.

From welcoming guests to supporting the flow of the day, every role matters.

If you’ve been looking for a way to give back, to be part of something meaningful, to support work that centers Black Maternal Health and community care, this is it.

Serve with purpose and join the volunteer team. Volunteer meetings will take place Thursday April 9th at 5pm CST, and Saturday April 11th at 1:30pm CST virtually.

Sign up here:

https://missouriblackmaternalhealthweek.com/19686-2/

04/07/2026

If you’re traveling in for the Summit, we thought about you too.

This year’s Summit partner hotel is 21C Museum Hotel in downtown St. Louis and it’s an art connoisseurs dream, cozy space, spa retreat and culinary haven, making it a beautiful and cultural place to stay.

It’s where you can reset after a full Summit day
Connect with other attendees
And actually enjoy the city while you’re here

Experience cozy coffeehouse mornings, a vibrant restaurant and craft bar, a 24-hour museum, and a full spa experience with sauna, steam room, whirlpool bath, and pool.

All within walking or short drive distance to some of St. Louis’ biggest attractions.

We want you to have the full STL experience, alongside attending the Summit.

Book your stay by April 10th: moblackmaternalhealthsummit.com

04/06/2026

And just like that, the 2026 Summit is sold out!

The room is full and we’re getting ready to welcome you.

If you secured your spot, check your email and complete your summit confirmation form. You’re registration is not fully completed until the confirmation form is submitted.

We can’t wait to experience this with you 💜

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