Missouri Community Doula Council

Missouri Community Doula Council The Missouri Community Doula Council seeks to enhance maternal health outcomes by advocating for doulas & families.

MCDC provides billing, training, continued education, advocacy and an annual statewide summit.

Missouri doulas, this is for you!💛If you’ve been looking for more visibility, more opportunities to connect with familie...
06/10/2026

Missouri doulas, this is for you!đź’›

If you’ve been looking for more visibility, more opportunities to connect with families, and a way to make your work easier to find, this directory was built with you in mind.

Joining MCDC’s free statewide doula directory helps families across Missouri find the support they need while helping your practice reach the people already searching for care.

Get listed. Get seen. Keep serving.

Join the directory at missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com and share this with another Missouri doula.

If you’ve ever said “somebody needs to do something about maternal health” this is your sign. 👀The Missouri Community Do...
05/26/2026

If you’ve ever said “somebody needs to do something about maternal health” this is your sign. 👀

The Missouri Community Doula Council is hiring a Maternal Health & Doula Policy Analyst to help push real change statewide through advocacy, policy work, and community education.

Conversations are cool but policy changes lives and if you are ready to do the work , apply now at:
www.missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com

Sunni Patterson was one of the many powerful voices featured at this year’s Missouri Black Maternal Health Summit.We’re ...
05/22/2026

Sunni Patterson was one of the many powerful voices featured at this year’s Missouri Black Maternal Health Summit.

We’re grateful she was part of this year’s experience and helped contribute to the conversations, reflections, and community that made the summit so meaningful.

Still reflecting on so many moments from this year’s summit.

See y’all next year. 💜

Not every birth story ends the way families hope it will.And when that happens, it’s important for the family to have a ...
05/18/2026

Not every birth story ends the way families hope it will.

And when that happens, it’s important for the family to have a grounded, healing, and safe space for comfort and processing, through a deeply nourishing support system.

That’s when your presence as a doula matters in a completely different way.

Being prepared for those moments changes how you show up.đź’›

Learn more about our upcoming Grief and Loss CEU certification course for doulas at missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com

Some of your clients are going to smile through everything.Some may show up to appointments and say they’re “fine”, keep...
05/13/2026

Some of your clients are going to smile through everything.

Some may show up to appointments and say they’re “fine”, keep it moving, and still be struggling in ways no one is deeply asking about.

That’s why this part of the work matters.
Noticing what’s off, even when everything looks okay.

Doulas, it’s up to us to be aware of the signs, symptoms and ways that Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders show up in the perinatal phase.

Join us for this Doula CEU certification event.đź’›

Learn more at missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com

ICYMI 🤎We wanted to throw it back to a few of our favorite moments from this year’s Missouri Black Maternal Health Summi...
05/11/2026

ICYMI 🤎

We wanted to throw it back to a few of our favorite moments from this year’s Missouri Black Maternal Health Summit.

The conversations.
The reflections.
The hugs.
The moments that reminded us why this work matters.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, poured in, shared space, and helped make this year so meaningful.

And for everyone already planning to join us next year… we can’t wait to see you. 🤎

If you were in the room tag us in your photos 📸 we want to see them.

Medicaid reimbursement matters because doulas deserve to get paid for the life-changing work they do.And in a country wh...
05/11/2026

Medicaid reimbursement matters because doulas deserve to get paid for the life-changing work they do.

And in a country where healthcare access is not universal, it also means more families can access support that could genuinely change their birth experience and outcomes.

This means…
More access for families.
More sustainable careers for doulas.
Better outcomes for communities.

Win. Win. Win.

However, since the Missouri Media is Doula Reimbursement has rolled out, there have been multiple issues with being enrolled as a provider, to even begin serving families and being reimbursed.

Doulas what has been the biggest challenge or biggest win you’ve seen with Medicaid reimbursement so far? What processes will help you to succeed in enrolling?

We’re here to help!

You’re organized, take initiative, carry through tasks, a steward of the work, and a leader.You know how to build, guide...
05/08/2026

You’re organized, take initiative, carry through tasks, a steward of the work, and a leader.

You know how to build, guide, and move work forward with intention.

If you said yes to this, and feel deeply that you align with these affirmations, and are passionate about Maternal Health work, then-we have an opportunity for you!

We’re looking for an Associate Director to join the leadership team of Missouri’s first statewide doula organization and help drive strategy, growth, and impact.

If you’re ready to step into a role that requires vision and ex*****on, we want to hear from you.

Apply now: www.missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com

Your presence matters, but your knowledge matters too.When your client is navigating something like gestational diabetes...
05/06/2026

Your presence matters, but your knowledge matters too.

When your client is navigating something like gestational diabetes, the way you show up can either ease anxiety, or add to it.

The goal is to be the person who brings calm, clarity, confidence and trusted information into the room.

That takes intention and continued learning.đź’›

Learn more about our upcoming Gestational Diabetes Continuing Education Workshop for Doulas at: missouricommunitydoulacouncil.com

You weren’t trained on billing, but somehow you’re expected to just know how to do it.Figure out MedicaidFigure out clai...
05/04/2026

You weren’t trained on billing, but somehow you’re expected to just know how to do it.

Figure out Medicaid
Figure out claims
Figure out why payments are delayed

All while still being a doula and doing the actual work.

That learning curve is real!

If you’ve had to teach yourself billing as you go, what was the hardest part for you?

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2000 E Broadway, #109
Columbia, MO
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