Kansas City Care Newborn Care was established on three principles.

  1. Phenomenal, evidence based care for families in the Kansas City Metro and their newborns.

  2. Caring and unbiased Newborn Care Professionals so you don’t have to worry about your greatest possessions

  3. A no stress, no nonsense approach to scheduling and availability.

Our elite newborn care professionals have one thing in mind—how can we make your life easier? Our founder, Samantha Moore, has a vision that families in need of care and support after the birth of their baby don’t have to scramble, interview and stress over something that can quite literally change your life for the better. Samantha ensures that the professionals in your home are nothing short of the best. We take the stress out of your search for an amazing care professional so you can truly focus on what matters most.

Samantha started working as an elementary education teacher in early 2012. After the birth of her son, life got turned upside down. Her desire to teach made a 180 as she found a true passion for teaching adults and families about parenting and infant care.

Samantha is a certified birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, placenta encapsulation specialist and bereavement doula. She carries a bachelors degree in early childhood/infant care and special education. She has been immensely blessed with five wonderful children who fill her life with love and chaos!

Samantha has seen the trials many parents face as they work to figure out what will happen with them and their baby after baby is born. How will they get the sleep they so desperately need? How will both parents continue working at a job they love and keep up with the overall demands of home life? The answer is Newborn Care Professionals. Samantha wanted to build a company that families could trust and depend upon! We hope that Kansas City Newborn Care can be that for you!

Claire Darcy

Claire is an experienced and certified postpartum doula with 8 years experience. She previously worked as a Nanny on the West Coast and in Europe. 

She has a passion for traveling and hopes to continue exploring in the future. In her free time, she enjoys reading, outdoor activities, and organizing.

 Claire currently resides in Kansas, and lives with her husband and two young children.

April Matusiak

As a mom of three and a postpartum doula, April has dedicated the past year and a half to supporting families through the transformative journey of the fourth trimester. Trained at Birth it Forward, she is passionate about creating a nurturing environment for new parents. April is CPR and first aid certified.

When she's not caring for families, you can find her connecting with nature, dancing to the rhythm of drum circles, or cuddling with her cats and dog. 

Caitlin Ingham

Caitlin is a third year midwifery student, practicing as a doula since 2022! She has always had a passion for women’s rights, and community access to quality health care, so the birth world has been an easy choice for her. She holds credentials as a doula as well as upkeeps her certification for CPR, BLS and NRP. The connection she builds with the families she serves is the greatest gift a job could give!

When Caitlin is not in the birth world, she is a cat mom of three, an avid podcast listener, traveler and super foodie with her fiancé, Ben. 

Heidi Hawley

Heidi has been a birth and postpartum doula since April of 2021. She trained with Academy of Birth Educators, where she not only learned the ropes of becoming a doula, but also earned her birth educator certification. She feels so blessed to be able to help growing families through the process’s of birth and the fourth trimester and is honored to be a part of their stories.

When she’s not being a doula, you’ll find her chasing her own little boys at home or curled up crocheting. 

Kristin Fannin

Kristin started her journey into the birth and postpartum world in 2011, when she started taking classes to become a midwife. In 2018, she became a trained DONA birth doula, and in 2021, she became a trained CAPPA postpartum doula.

Kristin is momma to 3 human children and 2 furbabies (Pongo the dog and Strawberry the cat). On her very occasional off-time, she loves lounging in the sun, reading a good book, dancing, writing, and singing. She believes that our lives are our individual works of art to create, which is one reason why she’s so passionate about providing quality postpartum & birth support to mommas of the Metro: you get to have this too.

Jalani Brown

Jalani graduated from Central Methodist University in 2021 with her Bachelor's degree in Nursing. She has been a nurse for three years starting in Labor & delivery and postpartum. She currently work in the NICU/nursery.

When she is not at work caring for little ones, she loves to hang out with family and friends, go to the gym, and catch up on sleep. She loves her job because she loves being apart of such a beautiful experience.

Sam Stancliffe

Samantha has been a certified birth and postpartum doula since 2019. She loves supporting her clients during the transition to postpartum, especially early assistance with breastfeeding, baby care, and providing the peace of mind that new mothers need to rest and recover from birth.

Samantha is also a student midwife and currently apprenticing in the KC area with the plan to graduate and begin practicing as a home birth midwife in 2026. In her spare time, Samantha loves to spend time with her family, read, and bake sourdough bread.

Lydia Judin

Lydia has made her home in the Northland of Kansas City for 18 years where she enjoys exploring in nature, hiking, all things plants and time with her four favorite humans, her children! Lydia also enjoys pursuing health and wholeness by reading self-care books, attending wellness and yoga retreats!

Lydia’s passion is to assist and serve families with an attentive, calm and gentle spirit. She is a seasoned birth and postpartum doula, completing her training through DONA International, certified during Covid through GEM Midwifery and has continued training through Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth(PAATCh) and Still Birthday. Lydia is also trained as a birth assistant.

Nancy Seay

Nancy has served families with infants, small children, and multiples as an interim caregiver over the past 10 years. She especially enjoys enabling moms to return to work after maternity leave. Nancy has a bachelor’s of social work and has been trained in both birth support and postpartum infant care. 

She lives in Kansas City with her husband Chris and three young children. Nancy is often found investing in the women and families of her church community and loves coffee, walks with friends, and being outdoors.

Kendra Giffin

Kendra is a farm girl that loves to learn, be in nature and walk with families during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. She was Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala then became a nurse in order to be the best Midwife she could be.

Kendra is a Certified Professional Midwife. She has a heart for meeting people where they are and making sure parents, especially mothers, know that their needs are valid and important.

Brooke Schau

Brooke is a registered nurse currently working full time in the neonatal intensive care unit. She is excited to be able to care for infants and families in a different setting.

Brooke is originally from Le Mars, IA but moved to the Kansas City area 4 years ago with her husband. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with family.

Amanda Lowe

Amanda has been working with newborns and parents for 28 years. She is professionally trained as a Postpartum Doula, Birth Doula, Bereavement Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, and Certified Nurse Assistant.

She has extensive experience with twins, preemies, and medically fragile infants. Amanda loves animals and is also CPR certified for dogs and cats.