Locations
Specialties
About Jazz Ray
Jazz Ray is a Black doula practicing in , IA. Jazz sees patients at Exquisite Empathy. Jazz offers in-person visits and is currently accepting new patients.
This profile is unclaimed. Jazz Ray can claim this listing to add a personal bio, photo, and additional details.
Get in touch
Contact Jazz
Ask about availability, services, and rates. No medical details needed.
Black patients and Birth Doula
Black birth doulas: continuous labor support. Continuous labor support is associated with 39 percent lower C-section rates, critical for Black birthing people.
A Cochrane review of continuous labor support found a 39 percent lower C-section rate, fewer instrumental deliveries, shorter labors, and better satisfaction with birth experience. For Black birthing people, who face 3 times higher maternal mortality (CDC) and 36 percent national C-section rates, a doula functions as both emotional advocate and clinical translator during labor. Medicaid is now covering doula care in a growing number of states, including CA, NY, NJ, VA, MD, and others.
What birth doulas provide
- Prenatal meetings to build birth preferences
- Continuous support in labor: emotional, physical, informational
- Partner coaching
- Advocacy during interventions and decisions
- Immediate postpartum support
- One follow-up visit typically
Advocacy prompts
- What's your experience with the hospital I'm planning to birth at?
- Do you accept Medicaid or a sliding scale?
- What does your backup plan look like if you're unavailable?
Frequently asked questions
Is Jazz Ray accepting new patients?
Yes, Jazz Ray is accepting new patients.
Where is Jazz Ray's practice located?
Jazz Ray practices at IA.
Does Jazz Ray offer telehealth?
Jazz Ray sees patients in person at their listed office.
What does a Birth Doula treat?
Black birth doulas: continuous labor support. Continuous labor support is associated with 39 percent lower C-section rates, critical for Black birthing people.
Other Black Birth Doula providers in IA
Ebonie Bailey, CD(DONA), CLS, CPD
Des Moines, IA
Jazzmine Brooks, Doula
Des Moines, IA
Selchia Cain-Hinton, CD(DONA)
Des Moines, IA
Keyah Levy
, IA