
As Wild Roots Doulas, the support we offer is not surface-level support. It is deeply rooted, intuitive, and embodied care, where mothers are seen, held, and witnessed in every layer of their becoming. What began as a personal calling has grown into something none of us could have planned, a collective of doulas and birth professionals woven together by one shared truth: mothers deserve to be deeply supported, fiercely advocated for, and genuinely seen. This work is sacred to us. Not because we decided it would be, but because every birth we've attended, every postpartum night we've kept watch through, every mama we've sat with in her hardest and most triumphant moments has confirmed it. This is a deep calling. Not a career.
Wild Roots is more than a service. It is a movement rooted in remembrance.
When a woman is truly seen, heard, and held .... especially in her most vulnerable moments, something shifts. She surrenders in labor. She receives in postpartum. She heals differently. She mothers from a different place.
That kind of support doesn't just change a birth experience. It echoes forward, into how she sees herself, how she shows up for her children, and who she becomes.
Your birth and postpartum deserve to be honored.
Our Mission:
To STAND with women, to be heart-led in every season of motherhood,
To make doula support accessible to every woman, regardless of finances.
We are called to be the protectors of motherhood, the advocates, the voice, for those who need it most.
We stand STRONG for ONE MAMA, ONE FAMILY, ONE BIRTH, at a time.
We are here to BE THE VILLAGE you were always meant to have♡
The Wild Roots Way
We believe birth and postpartum are not medical events to be managed... they are profound, sacred thresholds in a woman's life. Our support honors that. From listening to your hopes and dreams for your birth, to education and birth planning, to trusting your body and your intuition, to being a fierce advocate when you need one... we are the steady, grounding presence in the room. We cheer you on. We believe in you. We witness your strength as you bring your baby earthside, however that looks. And when your baby arrives, we don't disappear. We stay. We are there to soften the edges of postpartum, to help you rest, regulate, and heal. We tend to the nervous system, not just the body. We hold space for the emotional unfolding, the identity shift, the quiet grief and enormous joy that can live in the same breath.
We nourish. We witness. We stay. This is slow postpartum. This is intentional care. This is the Wild Roots way.
You can expect:
Presence that is grounded and unhurried. Hands that know what they are doing. A team that has your back before, during, and long after birth. Support that sees you, not just your birth plan, not just your baby ...YOU.
Built From the Ground Up, By Someone Who Has Lived It
Wild Roots was founded by Jacquelyne Livengood, certified birth and postpartum doula, student midwife, and a woman who has been showing up for mothers since she was 18 years old, sitting in a midwife's living room, learning what it meant to truly hold space for a women in her most sacred moments.
Jacquelyne is a mother of 6 who has experienced four home births, two cesareans, preterm labor, hemorrhage, hyperemesis gravidarum, shoulder dystocia, and precipitous birth. She has lived the full-spectrum. She knows what it feels to birth with deep support, and what it feels like to birth without it. The contrast is the heartbeat behind everything Wild Roots Birth Collective is.
She has personally supported 60-70 births, and logged over 7200+ hours in hands-on postpartum care. Every hour of that experience live in how she leads this collective, how she mentors its doulas, and how Wild Roots shows up for every family it serves.
The Motherhood Lounge
Wild Roots Birth Collective is more than a doula service. It is a gathering place.
The Motherhood Lounge is our community space. A place where mothers come to find their village, to be held, and to remember they were never meant to do this alone. Whether you are pregnancy, postpartum, or somewhere in between, there is a seat for you here.
Offering education, breastfeeding Support, childbirth education, we have a community resource cabinet filled with diapers, wipes and formula for those families in need. A place to come, while you're out and about, to change your babies diapers and nurse your baby while your toddler plays. We welcome you!
Training The Next Generations of Doulas
Wild Roots is now home to Missouri's newest birth doula certification training program. Recognized by the Missouri Doula Association for those that wish to become a Missouri Medicaid Doula Provider.
Because we don't just support mothers, we train the doulas who will.
Our program is built on real experiences, real mentorship, and a whole-women philosophy that centers around the mother, not just birth. If you feel called to this work, we would love to talk with you.
Proudly serving families in De Soto, Festus, Hillsboro, Arnold, Fredericktown, Farmington, Park Hills, Potosi, Bonne Terre, and throughout Jefferson County, Franklin County, Washington County, and greater St. Louis, Missouri.

We are proud to be the first doula agency in the greater St. Louis, MO area to be in official collaboration with a hospital — Parkland Health Center — as the doulas they refer their clients to.
Being able to offer birth doula support to mothers in our rural areas, especially those with Medicaid insurance, is deeply needed work. We are honored to be working alongside the OBs, midwives, nurse practitioners, and nursing staff at the very hospital where our own children were born. We've come full circle, and we are just getting started.
Every Mama Deserves This
We are in-network with all Missouri Medicaid plans. Medicaid clients pay $0 out of pocket for our doula services.
We can also bill any insurance company that covers doula services — check with your provider to confirm your plan covers birth doula services.
We offer payment plans and sliding scale fees because we believe financial circumstances should never stand between a mother and the support she deserves.
We also accept: Cash, Money Order, Credit/Debit Cards, FSA/HSA Cards, Venmo, and Cash App.
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