Open 7 days a week
· 713-963-8880 · 3701 W. Alabama Ste 230, Houston
Empowering Houston families with expert care, trusted support, and peace of mind since 2000.
Support for your pregnancy through expert-led classes, prenatal wellness, and evidence-based resources to help you prepare with confidence.
Practical education and guidance for newborn care, early development, and family support—designed to help parents feel capable and informed.
Founded by Gabriela and Gary Gerhart, what began with a single act of care has grown into one of the nation’s most comprehensive maternity and new mom wellness centers.
For over 25 years, Motherhood Center has supported more than 100,00 families through every stage of pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. Nestled in Houston’s River Oaks community, Motherhood Center is a comforting haven designed to nurture both body and mind.
From yoga and fitness classes to massages and educational courses, our FAQs cover everything you need to know to navigate your motherhood journey confidently
From yoga and fitness classes to massages and educational courses, our FAQs cover everything you need to navigate your motherhood journey confidently.
View all FAQs →We do offer registry services for our retail products and services. Unlike traditional registries at retail stores, we have the added benefit of being able to register for our education classes, massages, and fitness classes. You can also register for our childcare placement services including postpartum doulas, night nannies, babysitters, and full or part-time nannies. If you would like to create a registry, please call or stop by our center in order to set this up.
Yes! We have the hospital grade Medela baby scale for rental on a monthly basis. The cost for this rental is $ 95.00 plus tax per month. We require a credit card to be placed on file when you pick up the scale and that is the card we will charge automatically on a monthly basis. You are also welcome to stop by our center and use the baby scale we have available complimentary for client use in our nursing room.
Yes! We do offer private classes and we can host them at our center or in your home. Often clients prefer to schedule a private class to better accommodate their work schedules or if they are on bed rest and not able to come in person for a class. In-home classes can be provided both in person with one of our educators coming to your home, or they can be live streamed to you.
You can book a postnatal massage as soon as 24 hours post-delivery, as long as you are feeling up to it and if you had a vaginal delivery. If you had a C-section, then you can book a postnatal massage only once your wound has properly healed. We have special breast pillows to support nursing moms and provide additional comfort while receiving their massage. We can also do this massage while lying on your side or in a semi-reclined position, with additional pillows for support. We also offer this as an in-home massage if you would prefer receiving this service in the comfort of your own home.
Generally, you can start attending this class 2 weeks after a vaginal birth or 6 weeks after a C-section. This class is intended for babies aged 10 months and younger. It is also only for mothers and their babies; due to the intimacy of the class, we ask that only females (moms) and babies attend the class. Don’t worry if your baby is sleepy, fussy, or needs to be fed; everything goes! The instructors encourage you to do whatever is necessary during this class to make your baby comfortable, so feel free to stop and nurse or change your baby as needed during this class. We also have a nursing room at our center to use for feeding and changing if you prefer a private space to do this. We encourage you to bring a blanket and a couple of toys for the baby to use during the class. Attending this class is a great way to meet other moms and start building your new mommy community!
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