Connect with me at brooks@jaiolivewellness.page or at 515-509-2116

Doula Jazzmine "Rural Black Doula" is a Black birth scholar and researcher currently in her Ph.D. at Iowa State University studying Black maternal health. Doula Jazzmine has extensive experience collaborating on equity and inclusion, reproductive rights, and centering Black mamas in building towards a safer, culturally conscious, and representative space for birth.

Past Engagement

• Decat/CPPC Presents Black Maternal Health Dialogue: Dialogue on Community Advocacy

• Everystep and CAN (Community Action Network) - "Black Maternal Health - Moving Beyond Disparities" 

• Iowa Breastfeeding Coalition​

• Stockton University - Womxn's History Month TogetHER event

• Tight-Lipped Podcast Social Media Takeover

• Find Your Resistance: World War Womb

• NBDA: Healing the Black Womb 

• Co-Founder of the Meet the Black Doulas on Iowa Black Doula Collective

• Iowa Black Doula Collective: Fertility Unplugged

• National Black Breastfeeding Week - Breastmilk and Sweet Potatoes: Supporting Birth Parents and Plant-Based Eating

• RBDC: What is Reproductive Health? 

• RBDC: Addressing Dissociation of the Body and Mind

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Collaborations and Partnerships

• Iowa Black Doula Collective

• Every Step Black Childbirth Project

• Grinnell SPARKS Grant

• NATAL Docuseries

• Iowa Breastfeeding Coalition​

• Tight-Lipped Press Release Conference

• Iowa State University Feminist Fridays

• ACPA: The PAN Fried Podcast - Erica J Holloman Foundation

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News Highlights

• Black Iowans face a startlingly high maternal mortality rate, and it's a systemic problem

• VNA Doula Program Aims to Reduce Health Disparities for Black Mothers

• Iowa Black Doula Collective Proves Representation Matters, Fox 17

• In, Maternal Mortality Highlights Deep Racial Divide In Health Care, Iowa Public Radio

• IBDC Helping Families with Grant from United Way

• Thank you, Bambara! Black women deserve naps

• Rural Assembly - "The Rural Black doula" Jazzmine Brooks on Empowering Rural Moms

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Published Materials

• Black Maternal Health Crisis, COVID-19, and the Crisis of Care

• #Blackout: Real Issues and Real Solutions to Real Challenges Facing Black Student Affairs Professionals

Email Rural Black Doula at brooks@jaiolivewellness.page