Our Story
In 2023, at a crossroads in my professional and personal life, I left my career in health technology shortly before welcoming my second child. This transition sparked a deeper calling—to address the gaps I saw in maternal health, reproductive justice, and community care practices.
As I navigated early postpartum with my new baby in 2024, the stark reality faced by new parents became impossible to ignore. Despite living in one of the wealthiest nations in the world, families were struggling through one of life's most transformative journeys without adequate support.
I knew there had to be a better way.
That fall, I embarked on a listening journey, conducting in-depth interviews with 45 parents, care providers, and community builders. Their stories revealed a consistent pattern: new parents were caught between expensive professional services they couldn't sustain and well-meaning but unreliable informal support networks.
Two critical needs emerged again and again:
Practical, in-home support during those intense early weeks
Longer-term social and emotional connection as families navigated the first year
In a pivotal full-day session with a trusted colleague, the vision for Natal Commons took shape. What if we could create a model that provided professional-quality care through sustainable community structures? What if new parents could both receive the support they desperately needed while learning to build lasting care networks?
Natal Commons was born from this vision—not just as another service for new parents, but as a movement to revitalize communal care knowledge and create circles where families both receive support and learn to provide it.
Our approach transforms postpartum care from a luxury service into a sustainable community practice, one neighborhood at a time. By blending professional coordination with community wisdom, we're helping families navigate the profound transition to parenthood with dignity, connection, and joy.
Join us in building the village that every new family deserves.