The Nest Chattanooga
Evidence based Pregnancy Care; Birth & Postpartum in your own Nest.
Pregnancy & Postpartum Resources
Homebirth Midwives
Oriona Van Dolson, CPM @ Meraki Midwifery
Drexel Bond, CPM @ Meraki Midwifery
Shalmai Hollingshead, CPM @ Birth Wellness
Ashley Bennett, CPM @ Staying Home Birth
Kayla Searles, CPM @ Moonlight Midwife
Erin Chambers, CPM @ Moonlight Midwife
Annette Culp, CPM @ WombWise Midwifery
Maria Cranford, CPM @ Mountain Home Birth & Midwifery
Grace Welliver, CPM @ Sovereign Maternity Care
Candice Roberts, CPM @ Simply Whole-Hearted Birthing
Tennessee Midwives Association - Find A Midwife
Doula Services
Birth Chattanooga Collective (Birth & Postpartum Doulas)
The Well Birth Services (Birth, Sibling & Postpartum Doulas)
River City Doula Services (Birth & Postpartum Doulas)
Womb in Bloom Doula (Birth & Postpartum Doula)
ChattaBaby Whisperer (Support for Birth & Beyond)
La Quintana Doula Care (Birth & Postpartum Services)
Cradleboard Creations (Ayurvedic Doula)
Counseling & Support
Laura Salazar, LMFT @ RE Counseling and Consulting
Rachel Bloodworth, LPC-MHSP: Somatic Therapy @ CHM
Forest Families of Chattanooga (weekly events, outdoor based)
Choices Pregnancy Resource Center (Monthly Classes)
Ready Nest Counseling (online & in-person support groups)
EPDS
The Nest Monthly Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group
Family & Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Steinke & team @ LifeMed Clinic
The Nest Wellness (Ooltewah & Hixson)
Hitchcock Family Medicine (Hixson)
Dr. Heldzinger Lifestyle Medicine (Ringgold)
Functional Medicine at Primal Wellness Clinic (Ooltewah)
Tongue Tie Resources
Dr. Wright at Chattanooga Tongue Tie Center
Dr. Jason Blair at PDOC
Also check out the Bodywork providers listed below.
Bodywork Providers
Blake Storey, L.Ac & his team @ Chattanooga Holistic Medicine
Massage Therapists @ Poplar Creek Spa (Ooltewah area)
The wonderful chiropractic care team @ Inspire Chiropractic
HiFLEX Health & Performance (Chattanooga Physical Therapy)
Massage with Nicole @ Flourish Therapeutic Massage
Chiropractic Care with The Drs Warren
Mom & Baby Bodywork with Sherri Clark, LMT
Pelvic Floor Therapy
Pelvic floor therapists @ Summit Physical Therapy
(North Shore & Ooltewah clinics, accepts insurance)
Megan Skinner (423) 708-3675 (Benchmark)
In Home Therapy with Heal at Home Physio
The wonderful team at The Pelvic Method
Highlands Physical Therapy (In-Home Services)
Pregnancy Nutrition
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."
Food is fuel for our bodies but also for fun, love, comfort & community! I have lots of great resources on prenatal & postpartum nutrition, but start here:
Lily Nichols - books, website, & podcasts.
Women's Health Functional Dietitian, Madison Templeton
Local Postpartum Meals by Cradleboard Creations
Postpartum Meal service MamaMeals.
Photography
Many of the beautiful shots on this site are from Lili Wilson at Chattanooga Birth Photography, big thanks!
Koko Fukatsch at Divinely Timed Birth Stories
Miranda at MSM Birth Photography
Email midwife@thenestchattanooga.com with any other additions to our resources page.