Author, advisor, speaker and educator
Circadian and quantum biology
For maternal and child health (MCH)
I am working to get the knowledge of light-based biology including circadian rhythmicity, photobiomodulation, and other forms of light therapy into practice for mothers, infants, children and families.
Leading an organization? Keep reading.
Discovering Circadian Health for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Nikko’s story
From pre-med to doula to quantum biology practitioner to writer, consultant and educator
I was pre-med, planning on obstetrics, until I understood that a surgeon at the end of a pregnancy isn’t where the real gap in care is. The decisions that determine whether birth is joyful or traumatizing, whether a mother recovers well or doesn’t, whether a baby’s first hours build a strong foundation or a disrupted one happen long before anyone needs an operating room. I wanted to be upstream and to make a difference.
So I became a doula, and then a science writer to translate the science coming out into language today's parents and practitioners could put to use.
The science is well-documented in peer-reviewed literature, but is yet to be widely adopted.
My work accelerates this research translation so parents can get better care, faster.
I’m a Certified Labor and Postpartum Doula, Certified Anxiety Recovery Coach, Board Certified Quantum Biology Practitioner, Director of Research at the Institute of Applied Quantum Biology, and founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Quantum Biology and the Applied Quantum Biology Practice Based Research Network, author of the bestselling Substack (top 30 in Parenting) and alumna of the University of Oregon.
I’ve worked in the birth world for fifteen years, serving home birth families primarily, which means I’ve seen what birth looks like when the environment actually supports it.
I’ve spoken on more than thirty podcasts, guest taught across the birth world and beyond, and published weekly at Brighter Days, Darker Nights since 2021.
I live in Southern Oregon with my husband and our five children.
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If you need any help, feel free to schedule a meet & greet.
Three paths to understanding perinatal circadian and quantum biology applications
Choose your track from the options below—I look forward to working with you!
You’re pregnant, postpartum, or preparing.
Your body knows how to do this. The light environment in your home, in the birth room, in those first weeks with a newborn either supports your biology or works against it. Families who’ve made small changes to their light environment report sleeping better than expected, recovering faster, and having babies calm from the first night. You don’t need to overhaul your life. The changes that make a measurable difference in circadian rhythms are simple but very powerful.
You work with childbearing families.
The circadian and quantum biology of fertility, pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding, newborn development, and postpartum mood belongs in your practice, but unfortunately, most training programs don’t yet teach it. Doulas, midwives, nurses, lactation consultants, childbirth educator who’ve added this lens say they carry it into everything they do afterward. My trainings cover the mechanisms, the evidence, and the clinical application for people who will to use it professionally.
You lead an organization.
Conference organizers, training program directors, healthcare educators, wellness organizations: the circadian biology of perinatal care has direct implications for clinical outcomes, patient experience, curriculum design, and staff health. I work with institutional teams through keynote speaking, curriculum development, and advisory.
Brighter Days, Darker Nights
My Substack publication covers the circadian and quantum biology of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the practitioners who support families through those seasons of life. The circadian principle behind my publication’s name is simple: bright light by day, darkness at night. The science that runs behind it is considerably deeper. Dr. Martin Moore-Ede of the Circadian Light Research Center calls it “the best Substack on how circadian health is vital for fertility, pregnancy and motherhood.”
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