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Medical Advisory Board

Behind every article, a named, board-certified clinician.

MommyBabySite is reviewed by 14 pediatricians, OB-GYNs, and lactation consultants — not faceless freelancers. Every clinical claim on this site has a real person, with real credentials, attached to it.

  • Pediatrics
  • OB-GYN & Midwifery
  • Lactation & Postpartum

14 clinicians · 6 pediatricians · 4 OB-GYNs · 3 lactation consultants · 1 family-medicine physician. Credentials published on every profile.

A board-certified pediatrician reviewing notes with a new mother and her baby

Roster by Specialty

Find the clinician who reviews the answers in your stage.

Our editorial content is divided into three clinical areas, each led by a chair who reviews final copy before publication. Browse by the specialty that matches your concern.

Pediatrics

Newborn through age 5 — sleep, feeding, milestones, illness, and safety.

6 pediatricians · chair-led review

  • Chair · Lead reviewer

    MD, FAAP — Board-Certified Pediatrician, 18 yrs clinical practice; subspecialty interest in newborn sleep & lactation medicine.

  • Pediatrician, General

    MD — Board-Certified Pediatrician; reviews well-child, fever, and common-illness articles.

  • Pediatrician, Development

    MD, FAAP — Board-Certified Pediatrician, fellowship in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics; reviews milestones and behavior.

  • Pediatrician, Allergy

    MD — Board-Certified Pediatrician & Pediatric Allergist; reviews food-introduction and allergy content.

  • Pediatrician, Pulmonology

    MD — Board-Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist; reviews respiratory illness and sleep-safety content.

  • Pediatrician, Emergency

    MD — Board-Certified Pediatrician, PEM subspecialty; reviews safety, injury prevention, and emergency-care articles.

OB-GYN & Midwifery

Preconception, pregnancy, labor, and the fourth trimester.

4 OB-GYNs & midwives · chair-led review

  • Chair · Lead reviewer

    MD, FACOG — Board-Certified OB-GYN, 15 yrs clinical practice; reviews pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery content.

  • OB-GYN, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

    MD — Board-Certified MFM specialist; reviews high-risk pregnancy and complication articles.

  • Certified Nurse-Midwife

    CNM, MSN — Certified Nurse-Midwife; reviews birth-plan, labor, and low-intervention birth articles.

  • OB-GYN, Reproductive Health

    MD, FACOG — Board-Certified OB-GYN; reviews preconception, fertility-awareness, and cycle content.

Lactation & Postpartum

Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and the fourth-trimester recovery.

3 lactation consultants · chair-led review

  • Chair · Lead reviewer

    IBCLC, RN — International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, 12 yrs practice; reviews all breastfeeding and chestfeeding articles.

  • Lactation Consultant

    IBCLC — reviews latch, supply, pumping, and returning-to-work content.

  • Perinatal Mental Health

    LCSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PMH-C certified; reviews postpartum mood, anxiety, and identity content.

Plus 1 family-medicine physician who reviews preventive-care and vaccine content across categories.

Profiles with full credentials, clinical interests, and a sample of articles reviewed are available on each clinician's page. The board is reviewed annually; conflicts of interest are disclosed per our editorial policy.

How a Piece of Advice Gets Cleared

From writer to clinician to publication — on a documented timeline.

"Medically reviewed" is not a stamp. It is a four-step workflow with timestamps, an accountable clinician, and a re-review cycle so older guidance is refreshed as guidelines change.

  1. 01

    Drafted by a maternal-health writer

    A staff writer with domain experience produces a first draft grounded in current clinical guidelines, peer-reviewed journals, and the lived-question patterns of our community. No anonymous contributors.

    Avg. draft length: 1,400–2,200 words · Sources logged inline

  2. 02

    Editorial fact-check & sensitivity pass

    A senior editor verifies every claim against the source, rewrites for tone (warm, expert, non-alarmist), and adds the read-aloud test — would this sentence calm a worried mother at 2 a.m.?

    Avg. editorial pass: 2.1 rounds per article

  3. 03

    Clinician review within 72 hours

    The specialty-matched reviewer reads the full piece, flags any claim that drifts from current evidence, and approves the final clinical version. Their name and credentials appear on the byline.

    Median clinical review: 51 hours · Rejections on review: ~6%

  4. 04

    Re-reviewed every 18 months

    Every published article is queued for a re-review pass on an 18-month cycle — sooner if a major guideline change (AAP, ACOG, CDC, WHO) lands in the interim. The most recent review date is shown on-page.

    Re-review SLA: 18 months · Triggered updates: as guidelines change

In Their Words

I joined this board because new mothers deserve better than a Google rabbit hole at 3 a.m. Every article I sign has to answer one question for me first: would I be comfortable if my own sister read this, alone, the week she came home from the hospital?

Chair, Pediatrics Review Team MD, FAAP — Board-Certified Pediatrician · MommyBabySite Medical Advisory Board

The Scale of Clinical Oversight

Editorial rigor, by the numbers.

  • 4,800+ medically reviewed articles in the library
  • 72hr average clinical review turnaround
  • 18mo re-review cycle for every published piece
  • 14 board-certified clinicians on the advisory board

Trust signals: 3.2 million monthly readers · 1.1 million newsletter subscribers · 94% reader satisfaction across 47,000+ verified surveys (2024).

Editorial Credits & Recognition

Cited, featured, or awarded by the outlets mothers already trust.

MommyBabySite's medical advisory board and editorial work have been recognized by independent parenting publications and industry awards.

  • Parents Magazine Featured source, parenting & pediatric content
  • The Bump 2024 resource roundup, pregnancy & postpartum
  • Romper Cited expert commentary, new-mother wellness
  • Scary Mommy Contributor network, breastfeeding & sleep
  • Verywell Family Cross-cited clinical references
  • BabyCenter Awards "Best Parenting Resource for New Moms" — 2023 & 2024

Best Parenting Resource for New Moms — BabyCenter Awards, two years running.