Meet Ashley

Survivor. Mother. Advocate. Here because I know exactly how you feel.

Hi, I'm Ashley. My path to motherhood was anything but simple.

After one round of IVF, my daughter was conceived. What followed was a pregnancy that tested everything. At 36 weeks, preeclampsia led to an early delivery.

My daughter was delivered, and then suddenly the room shifted. I was put under before I ever got to meet her. In recovery I would learn that I had lost half my blood volume, a massive transfusion protocol had been activated, I had undergone a partial hysterectomy, and I had been diagnosed with placenta accreta, later confirmed by pathology. Seventy-two hours later we went home as a family of three.

The care team that got us through it was extraordinary. But then came everything after.

Watching my daughter grow came with equal parts joy and grief, often existing side by side in ways I never expected. I found myself reading through my medical notes over and over- not because what happened hadn’t been explained to me but because it felt like I was reading someone else’s story. How could what I was reading be my story? How could it have been that serious?

My background in healthcare meant I could understand those notes but it did not make navigating the aftermath any easier.

Eventually those feelings led me to start a podcast. One that is all about the unexpected in pregnancy and motherhood, the things we don't always say aloud. Through it, a pattern emerged. Women lost after accreta. Women with referrals that simply did not fit. The support gap was real and consistent.

I understand this two ways: as a survivor and from years working within the system that treated me. That's what After Accreta Co. is built on —real navigation to the support that actually fits.

I also serve as a maternal mortality and morbidity advocate through Mammas Voices. Before After Accreta Co., I volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem and crisis counselor, experiences that deepend my understanding of advocacy, listening, and supporting people through difficult moments.

Outside of this work, you'll find me with a coffee, a good book, and my husband and daughter close by.