Maya Okafor

I’m Maya Okafor, a certified doula and prenatal yoga instructor who has supported more than two hundred families through pregnancy, birth, and those tender first weeks at home. I write about pregnancy with honesty and warmth — the beautiful parts and the swollen-ankle parts — and about the self-care new mothers deserve but rarely give themselves. My philosophy is simple: when mothers are cared for, whole families thrive.

Posts

The 10-Minute Reset: Micro Self-Care for New Moms

Spa days are lovely and entirely theoretical. Here are real self-care practices that fit inside a nap, a kettle boil, or …

July 8, 2026

Your Third Trimester, Decoded: What to Expect and How to Prep

The home stretch brings big feelings, bigger questions, and a to-do list that seems to grow with your belly. Here is a …

July 2, 2026

Hospital Bag Essentials: What You'll Actually Use

Every packing list on the internet includes forty things you will never touch. After two hundred births, here is the …

May 20, 2026