IBCLC & Integrative Postpartum Specialist

Hali Shields

I didn't stumble into this work. I grew up in it.

My mom was a NICU nurse for over 30 years. I watched her bring calm to the most fragile moments and knew early that my life would be spent in service of babies and the mothers who love them.

I began my journey as a birth doula and childbirth educator before pursuing nurse midwifery studies deeply immersed in pregnancy, birth, and the full arc of becoming a mother. It was there I found my true calling: postpartum care where feeding, recovery, hormones, sleep, and healing all intersect in ways that most providers never stop to look at together.

For over 16 years I have walked beside families during one of life's most tender seasons. I have sat with thousands of mothers who did everything right and were still struggling in silence. Because nobody had looked at the whole picture.

That's exactly what I do.

I'm also a former professional ballet dancer a background that deeply informs my understanding of movement, body awareness, and somatic regulation. Originally from St. Augustine, I've lived in Chicago and Mexico City before landing in Miami. Off the clock you'll find me in the kitchen, moving my body, or somewhere in the sun.

Credentials & Experience

A foundation of deep expertise.

IBCLC

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. The gold standard in lactation.

NBC-HWC

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach Trained to look at the whole person, not just the presenting symptom.

Postnatal Coach

Trained to hold space for the emotional and identity shifts of new motherhood the parts that don't show up on a medical chart.

Holistic Sleep Coach

No cry-it-out. No rigid schedules. Sleep support built around your baby's nervous system and your family's rhythm.

Functional Nutritionist

Food as medicine. Hali identifies what your body is depleted in after birth and rebuilds from the inside out.

Reiki Master & Nervous System Practitioner

The postpartum body holds stress and birth trauma physically. Hali has the tools to work with your body not just advise it.

Additional Credentials & Training:

Certified Postpartum Doula · Certified Birth Doula · Childbirth Educator · Certified Yoga & Barre Instructor · Bachelor of Science in Health Science · Masters in Functional Medicine (in progress)

Advanced & Specialized Training:

✦ Women's Hormone Health — Jessica Drummond & Nicole Jardim

✦ IBCLC Masterclass Oral Function & Gut Health — Jennifer Tow

✦ Breast Pump Science — Allison Tolman

✦ Flange Fitting — Jeanette Messite Frem

✦ Postpartum University- Postpartum Nutrition

✦ Postpartum Support International — Trauma-Informed Care

✦ Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN)

✦ CBT for Health Coaching