Pregnancy Group with Laura Todaro

Laura Todaro is an RN, Certified Nurse Midwife and Perinatal Mental Health Specialist. Originally from Western New York, she has been living in the Bay Area for 30 years, where she has worked as a doula, childbirth educator and new parent support group facilitator. After giving birth to her two children, she pursued her dream to become a midwife, went to nursing school then received her Master's from UCSF in Midwifery and Women's Health in 2014. Since then she has worked in a variety of settings providing prenatal, gynecological, labor and delivery and postpartum care. She is passionate about Perinatal Mental Health and feels it is essential to create community among new parents in order to improve the experience of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period and to support their mental health during this transformative time. She lives in Oakland with her husband, Jakada and two of their combined six children who are still at home. She loves to work in her garden, hike and make delicious meals for her family and friends.