About Us

FOR MOMS AND BABIES is a resource and education center that offers a one-stop haven of independent information, services, education and products for pregnancy, birth and parenting. Our mission is to expand awareness and facilitate options available in the birth and parenting community with the goal of creating happier, healthier children and stronger families.

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JOANNA WHITLOW, IBCLC, CBE, Professional Doula, is a childbirth educator, lactation consultant and baby advocate. She has provided doula support for scores of moms and babies in Santa Barbara and the Coachella Valley. Joanna teaches Childbirth Education, Newborn Care and Breastfeeding Basics and Sibling Prep. Joanna lives with her husband and three sons in Indio.

CAROL MOHR BATT, Ph.D., earned a doctorate in physiological psychology in 1992. She retired as an Associate Professor of Psychology from a small, comprehensive university in New England in 2006. She has been invited to initiate and speak to parenting groups in New York and Connecticut. Carol became a doula in 1998 and has provided support for families in Connecticut, Washington and California. She is a board member of For Generations.