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Rural Black Doula
Hi, I'm Jazzmine, a certified Full Spectrum Doula, Soma Yoga Instructor, and Cultural Archivist.
As a doula, scholar and yogi, I focus on providing support through communal care that is evidence-based, culturally centered, and hands-on while listening with compassion and an open heart and treating individuals, families, and communities with dignity and love. The spaces I create center BIPOC bodies and spirits and affirm all bodies, abilities, and healing spectrums. I co-create with you counter-narratives of self to (re)member our forgotten traditions and beliefs that served and centered our community.
Doula. Scholar. Yogi.
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
— Audre Lorde, "The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism" (1981)
As the founder and creator of Rural Black Doula, I value creating space for BIPOC bodies and spirits to feel whole. Rural Black Doula is about seeing those lost and left behind in healthcare deserts.
Birth work and movement are essential to me. Helping individuals and families create positive life experiences and outcomes for holistic health brings me joy. I became a doula to promote holistic living for rural women, women of color, queer and trans persons, migrant and refugee families, and historically underserved communities. I prepare individuals, families, and birth parents to make the best-informed decisions in medical spaces and birthing rooms. I support reproductive health education, movement, fertility, pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, lactation, and parent support. My philosophy is to honor your choice, amplify your voice, and support you to feel empowered.
I've collaborated locally, statewide, and nationally to co-create and facilitate warm and safe spaces for knowledge sharing, community, and healing.
I am a scholar studying Black Midwives. I use my scholarship to build bridges between research and community work. I serve as the founder and Executive Director of Wild Olive Birth Company (formally Jai Olive Wellness). Wild Olive Birth is a 501(c)3 working to improve outcomes and center the culture and needs of diverse families in rural communities through education, services, and partnerships.
I began my work with the National Black Doulas Association to become a certified doula. I am a lifelong learner in herbalism, womb health and healing, evidence-based birth, somatic yoga and meditative practices, birth at various body sizes and conditions, 4th trimester, and more. I have over ten years of experience working with diverse communities such as religious/spiritually connected individuals, the LGBTQIA+ community, person(s) with disabilities, and person(s) of migrant status. I also work with families that have experienced pregnancy and infant loss and support trauma survivors. As a full spectrum doula, I am committed to providing compassionate care and support to all individuals and families, and I am dedicated to uplifting and empowering the communities I serve.
About My Scholarship
“The hands that catch life are the hands that shape the world.” —Unknown
As a scholar, my research centers Black maternal health, birth justice, and community-led care by honoring the work of Black midwifery—past and present. Rooted in Black feminist thought and decolonial methodologies, my dissertation explores the epistemologies, traditions, and lived experiences of Black midwives, whose knowledge systems have long blended clinical expertise with cultural, spiritual, and communal care.
Historically marginalized and mislabeled by medical institutions, Black midwives have remained vital to Black maternal and infant health, particularly in rural and underserved communities. Today, they continue to reclaim their traditions and lead efforts in equitable, culturally responsive care. Honoring their work means documenting their stories, investing in Black midwifery education, elevating their leadership, and advocating for policies that recognize their essential role in improving outcomes for Black families.
Through this research, I aim to amplify their voices, challenge dominant medical narratives, and support the broader movement for birth justice—ensuring Black midwifery remains central to transforming maternal health systems for future generations.
