Have your healthiest pregnancy, give birth with confidence, and thrive postpartum
with critical information, expert guidance, and heart-centered support.
Trying to conceive and looking for holistic support? Pregnant and feeling like prenatal care is a maze? Looking for guidance on physically, emotionally, and logistically preparing for birth (or postpartum)?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, I am so glad that you're here!
There are many options for working together—from 1:1 sessions, self-paced mini courses, and targeted programs to not only feel prepared, but to thrive along your pregnancy and parenting journey.
Work with Lucy
What is it like to work with Lucy?
Read the kind words that clients have shared.
Heather, Stowe, VT
"Working with Lucy during my pregnancy was such a gift. I was seeking a knowledgeable guide to help me filter through the noise of social media and others opinions, and Lucy became my go to wing-woman. Having just one point of contact for all the questions that came up was such a relief! As a first time mother on a new and mysterious journey I felt so supported and held during my pregnancy, and empowered for the birth ahead. Each session felt like a warm cup of tea with a good friend, infused with the wisdom of a woman with so much experience."
Jenna, Austin, TX
"Lucy has a vast and holistic wealth of medical and practical knowledge that comes along with her many years of devoted experience and intellectual curiosity…and I love how she leverages and balances a range of western and eastern wisdom. She is deeply empathetic, patient, encouraging, thoughtful and committed to the wellness of her clients….she truly tends to the WHOLE mother….physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Working with her is nothing short of pure medicine, magic and nourishment. Every mama that gets to work with Lucy is a lucky one!""
Hopie, Los Angeles, CA
"I wish I could give the life-changing gift of Lucy to all of my pregnant friends. Lucy was an invaluable guide during my pregnancy and in postpartum. I love my OBGYN, but having a second expert - an experienced midwife I could reach out to with all manner of detailed questions - provided me with incredible practical & emotional support. She sent me the most encouraging, loving, practical advice in those magical but overwhelming first few weeks as a new mom. Having Lucy on your team makes everything feel much smoother."
The Inspiration Behind Mad River Birth and Wellness
I was a midwife before I had my own children and still it was hard. Laboring, giving birth, breastfeeding, newborn care, making parenting choices—all of it.
Over the past 17 years, I've cared for thousands of families—from large New York City hospitals to attending water births in Vermont. As a Yale-trained, hospital-based midwife and clinical instructor for resident physicians, I am well-versed in modern obstetrics. My clients appreciate that I blend my medical background with a passion for holistic care.
Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all guidebook on how to do it all! I realized how many people are looking to demystify the process and were in dire need of more guidance, preparation, and heart-centered support.
I started Mad River Birth and Wellness in order to create a critical added layer to your pregnancy care. I hope that if this is something you are looking for you will reach out with any questions or simply to say hello!
About Lucy + Offerings
Picture this for yourself...
This is the type of nourishing, informative, and empoweing pregnancy care that you can have.
01.
Deep Listening
60-minute 1:1 coaching sessions where you have the time and space to ask questions and to truly be heard. Your story is important. What you share will help to inform your follow up recommendations.
02.
Personalized Guidance
After each session, you will receive a personalized follow up email with a summary of our session and easy-to-follow next steps. This guide is specific for YOU and your unique priorities and goals.
03.
Trusted Information
You will also receive my guides with all of the crucial information and foundational education (blending medical and holistic wisdom) for wherever you are along your pregnancy journey.
What are some of the benefits of working together?
These topics are some of the core tenets. What we focus on will be personalized to what your goals and priorities are, as well as where you are along your pregnancy and parenting journey.
Customized nutrition and supplement recommendations for you and your growing baby.
Guidance on mindfulness, movement, holistic mood support, and stress reduction.
Stepwise approach on how to physically, mentally, and logistically prepare for birth.
Crucial planning for postpartum. Plus time-tested ways to prevent maternal depletion.
Choose the type of support you are seeking—from 1:1 targeted coaching to pregnancy-long support as well as self-paced learning
"Lucy is Ativan, in human form."
- Anna, Labor and Delivery Nurse
Who works with Lucy?
Whether you are choosing to use an epidural or to have a water birth. Whether you are birthing at home or you have a planned cesarean birth. Whether this is your first baby or ninth baby. Or you have been struggling to become pregnant. Whether through surrogacy, adoption, solo parenting, or the myriad of ways a family is formed, I am honored to support and guide you through your journey.
