Jamaa Birth Village will have a new leader and cultural space by the end of October.

Okunsola Amadou opened the Ferguson midwifery and doula care center in 2015 to help reduce Black maternal health disparities in the St. Louis region. She is transitioning from the clinical side of the center and will move into her next role as chief operating officer of Jamaa’s newly renovated cultural and heritage center.

“My retirement gives space again for the new leader and to continue all of our core legacy programs that we've had since our inception and to also lead our new initiatives under the cultural heritage center,” Amadou said. “We are not expecting any delays, any stops, or any issues with continuing the mission of our work.”

Midwifery and doula care services will continue, but the space w

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