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Cynthia Bullock Flynn, a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center in Kennewick, Washington, cares for pregnant women and newborns, attends both birth center and hospital births, and practices well-woman gynecology, family planning, and treatment of... [continue reading]
Kerry Tuschhoff, HCHI, CHt has been helping birth for 14 years; teaching Bradley natural childbirth until 1999 and at present teaches Hypnobabies Hypnosis for Childbirth classes, nutrition & breastfeeding classes, and gives seminars on natural pregnancy and childbirth options. She has attended over... [continue
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Jane Foley, RDMS has worked as a sonographer (ultrasound technologist) for over twenty-three years. Being somewhat of a gypsy, Jane has lived and worked in many parts of the world. She pulls a wealth of information from her experience in the field of Radiology and her interactions with such a broad cross-section... [continue reading]
Carol Ummel Lindquist, PhD, author of Happily Married with Kids, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and a Professor Emerita of psychology at California State Fullerton, where she has trained other marital therapists for more than twenty years. Carol is well versed in the areas of adoption and infertility; she has a wide background in parenting issues... [continue reading]
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, is a health psychologist, IBCLC, and Research Associate Professor of Psychology specializing in women's health at the Family Research Lab, University of New Hampshire. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a La Leche League leader, chair of the New Hampshire Breastfeeding Taskforce, and the Area Coordinator of Leaders for La Leche League of Maine and New Hampshire.
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Laura Markham, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist trained at Columbia University in New York. She's held many challenging jobs (she started and ran a weekly newspaper chain), but thinks raising children is the hardest, and most rewarding, work in the world. Dr. Markham specializes in helping families nurture the parent-child bonds that protect today's kids... [continue reading]
Alexandra Powell Allred, a former member of the US Women's Bobsled team, is an accomplished martial artist, and teaches kickboxing while juggling her career as a writer and mother of three. She has answers about working out while pregnant, arranging breast-feeding around a training schedule, diet when pregnant and breastfeeding... [continue reading]
Kimberly A. Tessmer, RD LD, a registered dietitian, has authored three books including The Everything® Pregnancy Nutrition Book. She currently owns and operates a consulting business called "Nutrition Focus", in which she specializes and offers services in a variety of areas including weight loss, general nutrition... [continue reading]
Michele Borba, Ed.D., is an internationally renowned educator, sought-after motivational speaker, educational consultant and award-winning author who is recognized for her practical, solution-based parenting strategies to strengthen child's behavior, self-esteem, moral development, and build... [continue reading]
Armin Brott, nationally recognized parenting expert, is the author of The Expectant Father and The New Father. He has written on parenting and fatherhood for New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Newsweek and
dozens of other periodicals and hosts "Positive Parenting," a nationally distributed, weekly... [continue reading]
Dr. Stein, a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializes in the emotional aspects of coping with crisis surrounding pregnancy and parenting. Dr. Davis, a developmental psychologist, researcher, and writer, specializes in perinatal and neonatal crisis, medical ethics, parental bereavement... [continue reading]
Jennifer Shryock, creator of a highly endorsed program called dogs and storks, is a dog behavior consultant specializing in safety and the family dog. She provides positive education for new and expecting parents and grandparents about including the family dog safely as baby joins the group... [continue reading]
Contributing Expert Panel
Elizabeth Pantley
Babies and Sleep
Parenting educator Elizabeth Pantley is president of Better Beginnings, Inc., a family resource and education company. Elizabeth frequently speaks to...[continue reading]
Eve Eschner Hogan
Relationships
Eve Hogan is an inspirational speaker, author and relationship advisor who helps create more productive, healthier relationships, whether in the worksplace, the...[continue reading]
Anai Rhoads
Researcher/Writer
Anai Rhoads is particular interested in racism's influence in the Middle East, human and animal rights. Her articles on women's health...[continue reading]
Rick Hanson
Mother Nurture
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist who works with couples, individual adults, and children. He has written and lectured extensively on parental stress...[continue reading]
Colette Bouchez
Women's Health
Colette Bouchez is an award-winning medical journalist with more than 20 years of experience She is the former medical writer for the New York Daily...[continue reading]
Jack Newman
Breastfeeding
Dr. Jack Newman, internationally respected lecturer on breastfeeding and lactation support, has practiced as a physician in Canada, New Zealand,...[continue reading]
Dr. Mark Moore
Pregnancy and Pediatrics
Mark Moore, M.D. is a husband, father, writer, inventor, teacher. He's a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology and board-certified in pain management, with...[continue reading]
Chick Moorman
Parenting
Chick Moorman, a former classroom teacher, is currently the Director of the Institute for Personal Power which provides skill-based workshops for parents...[continue reading]
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Whether you're looking for a
midwife, doula, lactation consultant, or even have basic questions about work and family, pets or fitness, here's where you'll find a panel of experts to address your questions, challenges, and
concerns. We'll be adding more experts as time goes on too, so bookmark this page for reference!
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Cynthia Bullock Flynn, a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center in Kennewick, Washington, cares for pregnant women and newborns, attends both birth center and hospital births, and practices well-woman gynecology, family planning, and treatment of... 
Kerry Tuschhoff, HCHI, CHt has been helping birth for 14 years; teaching Bradley natural childbirth until 1999 and at present teaches Hypnobabies Hypnosis for Childbirth classes, nutrition & breastfeeding classes, and gives seminars on natural pregnancy and childbirth options. She has attended over... 
Jane Foley, RDMS has worked as a sonographer (ultrasound technologist) for over twenty-three years. Being somewhat of a gypsy, Jane has lived and worked in many parts of the world. She pulls a wealth of information from her experience in the field of Radiology and her interactions with such a broad cross-section... 
Carol Ummel Lindquist, PhD, author of 
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, is a health psychologist, IBCLC, and Research Associate Professor of Psychology specializing in women's health at the Family Research Lab, University of New Hampshire. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a La Leche League leader, chair of the New Hampshire Breastfeeding Taskforce, and the Area Coordinator of Leaders for La Leche League of Maine and New Hampshire.
Laura Markham, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist trained at Columbia University in New York. She's held many challenging jobs (she started and ran a weekly newspaper chain), but thinks raising children is the hardest, and most rewarding, work in the world. Dr. Markham specializes in helping families nurture the parent-child bonds that protect today's kids... 
Alexandra Powell Allred, a former member of the US Women's Bobsled team, is an accomplished martial artist, and teaches kickboxing while juggling her career as a writer and mother of three. She has answers about working out while pregnant, arranging breast-feeding around a training schedule, diet when pregnant and breastfeeding... 
Kimberly A. Tessmer, RD LD, a registered dietitian, has authored three books including 
Michele Borba, Ed.D., is an internationally renowned educator, sought-after motivational speaker, educational consultant and award-winning author who is recognized for her practical, solution-based parenting strategies to strengthen child's behavior, self-esteem, moral development, and build... 
Armin Brott, nationally recognized parenting expert, is the author of 
Dr. Stein, a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializes in the emotional aspects of coping with crisis surrounding pregnancy and parenting. Dr. Davis, a developmental psychologist, researcher, and writer, specializes in perinatal and neonatal crisis, medical ethics, parental bereavement... 
Jennifer Shryock, creator of a highly endorsed program called dogs and storks, is a dog behavior consultant specializing in safety and the family dog. She provides positive education for new and expecting parents and grandparents about including the family dog safely as baby joins the group... 