To ensure that the NAPS Night Doula Curriculum reflects the most current, evidence-based practices, the Newborn and Postpartum Support (NAPS) Advisory Board provides neutral oversight and clinical review:

• Daily Newborn & Infant Care
• Hygiene Practices and Public Health Safety
• Breastfeeding
• Bottle and Infant Feeding
• Postpartum Physical Health
• Postpartum Mental Health Support and Resource Connection
• Safe Sleep Education & SIDS Risk Reduction

Meet the Newborn and Postpartum Support Advisory Board

• Laura Hegarty-Moore, RN, MPH (Registered Nurses/Masters of Public Health) – Laura is an Infection Prevention Specialist and Public Health Nurse based in California. Laura is Certified in Infection Control and is a member of APIC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. She worked on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic and is a mother of 2 boys.

• Tawanda Romo, M.A.Ed. (Master of Arts in Education) – Tawanda is the Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD) Coordinator and Community Educator at Dignity Health, St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las Vegas, NV.  Tawanda is also the Parent Outreach Coordinator at Nevada Maternal Child Health Organization (NVMCH.org) and has helped us compile meaningful, ongoing resources for expecting and new parents.

• Jessica Simpson, IBCLC, M.S.,CCC – SLP (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Masters of Science and Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology) – Jessica has been supporting new breastfeeding families in the hospital setting since 2018 and also provides visits in the home. Jess has also been a licensed and certified CCC-SLP since 1992, seeing infants exclusively for oral-motor and feeding disorders.

• Deborah Donahue, RN, BSN Widely known and loved as “The Traveling Baby Nurse,” Deb has been providing in home postpartum care for over 20 years, in addition to her role as Head Nurse in NICU and Labor & Delivery Units across the country. Deb is also a CPR Instructor and a contributor to WebMD as well published articles in the Washington Post and other publications.  This combination of clinical, academic and in-home experience makes Deb uniquely qualified to contribute to the Advisory Board.

• Cathy Ennis, RN – A Registered Nurse since 1985, Cathy’s clinical experience is in Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby and NICU. Cathy is a new parent educator and a postpartum visiting nurse with us at Let Mommy Sleep. Cathy gives ongoing feedback from working with families in the field. Cathy’s role in postpartum early intervention and breastfeeding success bridges the 6 week healthcare gap that occurs between discharge and the first OB/GYN check-up.