Perinatal Providers in

San Francisco

Doulas

Claudia penate

Fertility & Birth Doula

  • Individualized Birth Prep & Labor / Birth Support
  • Childbirth Education
  • Fertility Support

Talia Schultz-Alarcon

Birth Doula

  • Birth Coach and labor preparation 
  • Hospital Doula Support and Collaboration with Staff
  • Childbirth Education
  • Trauma-informed, emotional, physical support, and partner-centered support

Joselyn Jiménez 

Birth Doula

  • Individualized Birth Prep & Labor / Birth Support
  • Childbirth Education 
  • Prenatal Yoga 
  • Spanish and French support 
  • Kids and Family Yoga ï»¿

kim knapp

Full Spectrum Doula (Birth & Postpartum)

  • Individualized Birth Prep & Labor / Birth Support
  • Childbirth Education
  • Daytime Postpartum Support
  • LGBTQ+ Support
  • Baby Wearing Education, Training and Support

Michelle gunderson

Full Spectrum Doula (Birth & Postpartum)

  • Newborn care and education
  • Individualized Birth Preparation and Labor Support
  • Daytime Postpartum and Newborn Support
  • Lactation Education and Feeding Support
  • Placenta Encapsulation 

Esther Gallagher

Home Birth & Postpartum Doula

  • Daytime Nourishing Meal Preparation
  • Physical & Emotional Comfort and Support
  • Placenta Preparation
  • Network of Referrals and References
  • Prenatal Guidance & Postpartum Preparation

Amanda Scharpf

Postpartum Doula (Day & Night)

  • Womb Massage & Belly Binding
  • Placenta Encapsulation
  • Yoni Steaming
  • Newborn Care & Education
  • Elimination  Communication Guidance

Nicole Trucillo

Daytime Postpartum Doula

  • Postpartum Prep & Planning
  • Daytime Postpartum Support
  • Newborn Care & Education
  • Feeding Guidance
  • Emotional Wellbeing Support

Midwives

El Tarver

LM, CPM

Fertility & Postpartum Midwife

  • Holistic fertility counseling and preconception care
  • Fertility testing
  • In-home intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures
  • PAP tests and GYN care
  • Postpartum planning and preparation consultations
  • In-home postpartum and newborn care

Lactation Consultants

Michelle Kwock

ibclc

Lactation Consultant
Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner

  • Latch Pain/Difficulty, Low Supply, Oversupply, Bottle Refusal, Personalized Feeding Plans
  • Bottle and Pumping Support
  • Optimizing Feeding For Better Infant Sleep
  • Tongue Tie Exercises Pre- & Post-Procedure
  • Milestone & Newborn Cues Guidance

JOy Taylor

Rn, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant

Registered Nurse

  • Prenatal Education
  • Newborn Care
  • Managing Oversupply and Low Supply
  • Latching Difficulties
  • Developing a Pumping and Back to Work Feeding Plan

Pelvic Floor Therapists

Kayla Litwin

DPT, PCES

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist

  • Pushing Mechanisms For Preparing For Labor
  • Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery
  • General Pelvic Health (Leaking, Pelvic Pain, Prolapse)
  • Cupping Therapy

Samantha Zgraggen

OT

Pelvic Floor Occupational Therapist

  • Labor & Delivery Prep
  • Safe & Sustainable Exercise Throughout Pregnancy & Postpartum
  • Diastisis Recti Recovery
  • Alleviate Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Craniosacral Therapists

Michelle Kwock

IBCLC

Lactation Consultant
Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner

  • Breastfeeding/Bottle Feeding Difficulties
  • Excessive Gas Discomfort
  • Torticollis / Head Turning Preference
  • Body & Jaw Tension or Discomfort
  • Tongue Tie Exercises Pre- & Post-Procedure
  • Milestone Guidance & Gross Motor Exercises
  • Nervous System Dysregulation

Livia ondi

LMFT, RCST

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
Craniosacral Therapist

  • Birth Trauma
  • Bonding and Attachment Challenges
  • Breastfeeding Difficulties
  • Colic and Reflux
  • Sleep Issues
  • Torticollis and Plagiocephaly (Flat Head)
  • Settling overactive nervous system (adult)
  • Easing physical discomfort during pregnancy (adult)

Acupuncturists

Taylor Reno

DAMC, L.Ac

Acupuncturist

  • Nervous System and Body Tension Support
  • Menstrual and Reproductive Health, including IVF and IUI Support
  • Pain Management and Sports Medicine
  • Acupuncture, Electroacupuncture, Trigger and Motor Point Needle (Dry Needling), Cupping, and Gua Sha
  • TCM Nutrition, Herbal Medicine, Supplements, Movement, Mindfulness and Play

Reiki Practitioners

Phoebe Nir

Reiki Practitioner

  • Mind-Body Reconnection
  • Rest and Relaxation
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Major Life Transition Support

Massage Therapists

Stephanie kwock

CMT

Massage Therapist

  • Prenatal Massage
  • Postpartum Massage
  • C-section Scar Tissue Recovery
  • Deep Tissue & Swedish
  • In-Home & Office Massage Therapy

Mental Health Therapists

Livia Ondi

LMFT, RCST

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Craniosacral Therapist

  • Deepening Connection with Baby in Utero and After Birth
  • Postpartum Anxiety and Depression
  • Healing from Traumatic Labor
  • Giving Birth as a Survivor
  • Coping with Perinatal Loss

Jessica Sirias Vasquez

LMFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

  • Therapy for Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Motherhood
  • Therapy for Infertility & Pregnancy Loss
  • Short-Term Couples Therapy
  • Mental Health Consultation
  • Infant Massage

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