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
The 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 cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Mangroves symbolize community interconnectedness, medicine, strength, and support that are vital to the sustainability of all families. As a system, mangrove plants work together to stabilize their environments. These are the attributes that frame The Mangrove Midwife’s scope of practice for families in 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 fertility, labor, loss, painless menstruation, postpartum, matrescense, and menopause.
Somone, Senegal
In-person and long-distance sovereign birth and reproductive care.
Currently serving families in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Travel options throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Telehealth options are available worldwide.
