Birth work is an ancestral art form.
Traditional midwifery for modern living
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Reproductive Literacy
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Perinatal Support
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Botanical Womb Health
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Rerooting Communities
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Sovereign Birth Traditions
Why Mangrove?
Mangroves are adaptable coastal plants that act as safe havens for indigenous tropical fauna, biodiversity, and animal species. They exist at the intersection of all elements, aiding in life’s birth, death, and rebirth cycles. In indigenous African customs, traditional midwives were regarded as the community’s “trees.” These midwives symbolized a community’s interconnectedness, medicine, strength, and support that are vital to the sustainability of all families. Their “roots” ran deep and wide. As a system, mangroves work together to stabilize their environments. These are the attributes that frame The Mangrove Midwife’s scope of practice for families in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and beyond.
“Joyell is pure magic. Her steady nature and innate wisdom serve as the foundation to a practice of expertise, thoughtful and creative support, and advice you can trust. Becoming a mother during the pandemic was a joyful yet uniquely challenging experience, and I’m so grateful to have had Joyell supporting the journey.”
— Meg K.
Guiding you through your next rite of passage.
As a daughter of community midwives and traditional healers, Joyell honors all stages of the reproductive system as sovereign milestones. Her traditional midwifery care includes support with pre-conception, labor, loss, menstruation, postpartum, matrescense, and menopause.
Somone, Senegal
In-person and long-distance sovereign birth and reproductive care.
Serving families in D.C., Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
Travel options throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Telehealth options are available worldwide.
