Melissa Harley is the International Marketing and Public Relations Director of DONA International. She’s also a certified doula trainer, certified doula and childbirth educator. She spoke to CareGuide about DONA, the history and direction of the organization and what a doula does.

Wendy Louise Hagler is a pioneer of vegan cuisine and cooking in America. She’s been an authority on vegan cooking since the 70s. She recently spoke with CareGuide about her latest book, THE VEGAN MOM-TO-BE. This book provides vegan mothers information they need to create an effective diet during pregnancy along with some tasty recipes so that your dishes will be healthy and taste great. If you’re a mother-to-be and considering a vegan diet, you don’t want to miss this interview.

The United States is the only developed country that doesn't offer paid maternity leave. Believe it or not many American families and mothers have turned towards crowdfunding campaigns in order to help cover the financial burden of maternity leave. What is crowdfunding? How does it work? How can you take part and create a successful campaign for you and your baby? This article will take a look at how mothers are using crowdfunding to pay for maternity leave.

Dr. Joan A. Friedman is renown psychotherapist and expert on twins. She's a mother of five, including twin boys and most importantly, she's an identical twin herself. She spoke with CareGuide about her book EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY TWINS: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children and provided practical and important advice for parents of twins. If you have twins or are expecting to have them, you don't want to miss this interview!

Cortney Gibson, newborn care expert, board member of the International Nanny Association and founder of Gibson Newborn Services spoke with us about newborn care and changes being made in the industry to help bring more professionalism and awareness to a very specific area of childcare.

Dominic Bliss, journalist, author and father of two spoke with CareGuide about the second edition of his book A MAN’S GUIDE TO HAVING A BABY: Everything a new dad needs to know about pregnancy and caring for a newborn. Fathers to be won’t want to miss this entertaining interview while receiving practical advice on parenting — from a male perspective.

Amy Peterson is a lactation and breastfeeding expert. She is the co-author of BALANCING THE BREAST AND THE BOTTLE. She spoke with CareGuide.com about trends in breastfeeding, provided advice for new mothers and spoke about her extensive research which shows how a mother can use bottles and formula effective. Expecting parents and mothers need to read this interview!

Dr. Polly Moore is one of the foremost leading experts on sleep in the United States. She’s the director of sleep research at the California Clinical trials in San Diego and the author of THE 90 MINUTE BABY SLEEP PROGRAM and THE NATURAL BABY SLEEP SOLUTION. During this interview, she discussed known baby sleep problems, the reasons newborns need so much sleep during the day and what parents can do to identify and help develop a healthy sleep schedule for their child.