About

I hold a Bachelors Degree in Romance Languages from the University of Pennsylvania. Over a decade ago, I made my way to pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding work through my lifelong interest in health advocacy and human rights, especially with regard to reproductive education, choice and freedom. After working as a patient advocate at the Philadelphia Women’s Center and a year living in Taiwan, I came home and found work at Realbirth, a now-defunct childbirth education program in NYC.

In July 2010, I was hired to found Tribeca Parenting, a pregnancy, birth, and new parent education center with classes throughout the greater NYC area. While serving as Director of Tribeca Parenting, I became a Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, and Lactation Counselor. I designed Tribeca Parenting’s prenatal breastfeeding education program and implemented drop-in support groups for new moms.

In my role as a Birth Doula, I have had the honor to support many births at home, in hospitals, and at local free-standing birth centers. I have extensive experience with unmedicated births, birth with pain medication, cesarean birth, induction, and VBAC. I have also attended VBA2C, twins birth, breech birth, etc.

As a Certified Childbirth Educator, I teach comprehensive Childbirth Preparation and Newborn Care classes in both group and private settings. In my role as a Lactation Counselor, I also teach prenatal Breastfeeding Preparation courses and provide individualized counseling after birth. I have advised pediatricians on early establishment of breastfeeding and lactation issues. A successful feeding relationship is vital for infants and new moms; it’s my goal to help you to find a plan that will work for your family. I can assist in making sure that early establishment of feeding is going well, create a plan to deal with specific concerns/issues, and answer questions along the way.

In July 2012, I gave birth to my baby girl at home, assisted by my brave husband, a pair of midwives, and my own amazing doula. Giving birth gave me a deeper understanding of the emotional and physical process I support. My transformative experience in giving birth to and breastfeeding my daughter reaffirmed my reasons for doing this work: excellent support and a smooth transition is crucial during this important period in our lives. We made the same choice for the fast and furious home birth of our son in May 2019.

*I speak Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, (and used to speak a bit of Chinese), so I am thrilled to be able to provide my services to families from a wide variety of backgrounds.