The Maternity Guru is a San Diego based parental leave consultancy founded by Ashley Shaw, a certified leave management specialist, San Diego native, and mom of three. California has some of the strongest paid family leave laws in the country, but the laws and programs are scattered across different entities and are not clear for parents, so most families do not find out what they missed until it is too late. Ashley built The Maternity Guru to close that gap, one family at a time.

Services range from a focused 30 minute consultation to a complete leave plan with three months of ongoing support: what you actually qualify for, what to file and when, and how to stack state, employer, and private benefits so nothing gets left behind. Every plan is built around your specific dates, employer, and situation, explained in plain English.

Most moms she works with takes 6+ months of paid and job protected time off when welcoming a new baby into the world.

Based in San Diego, serving parents across California.