About Keyah Levy
Keyah Levy is a Black doula practicing in West Des Moines, IA. Keyah sees patients at The Care Package Birthing Services LLC. Keyah offers in-person visits.
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Locations
West Des Moines, IA
Specialties
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?
How this listing was verified
Every provider in this directory self-identifies as Black or is listed by a self-identifying professional organization, and licensure or credentials are checked before a listing goes live.
- Provider self-claim Self-identification recorded Sep 2026
- CMS NPI Registry License check NPI 1679494397 recorded Sep 2026
- Manual curation Self-identification Source recorded May 2026
Frequently asked questions
Where is Keyah Levy's practice located?
Keyah Levy practices at West Des Moines, IA.
Does Keyah Levy offer telehealth?
Keyah Levy 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
Jazz Ray
IA