About
MOM2MOMS APOTHECARY, LLC provides support, empowerment and education to women navigating preconception, gestational complications, postpartum recovery, and motherhood. When mothers receive clear, evidence-based information, individualized care, and real support, they are better equipped to care for themselves and, by extension, their families.
I promote a patient-centered, proactive model that moves beyond the typical reactive framework, focusing on prevention, early intervention, and individualized treatment plans. By educating both patients and providers, I aim to create continuity of care that improves adherence and drives better health outcomes.
Join the Mom2Moms Community to receive compassionate support from a fellow mother, pharmacist, and functional medicine specialist committed to catalyzing meaningful maternal health transformations that enrich the lives of women and families.
Meet the Founder
Sofia-Marie Etzel
When experience leads you to your purpose and passion
I am a wife, mother of two children and a golden retriever, a healthcare provider, and maternal health advocate. I founded Mom2Moms Apothecary, LLC fueled by my personal pregnancy and postpartum experiences which has transformed both my personal and professional life. After experiencing miscarriages, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, postpartum anxiety and PTSD that conventional healthcare approaches couldn't adequately address, I found myself searching for answers. Despite having access to multiple healthcare professionals and understanding the role medications play in treatment, I felt these treatments were merely bandages rather than solutions to the root causes of my symptoms. Applying functional medicine principles and nervous system regulating techniques to transform my own health postpartum ignited a passion and a mission for me to apply these principles to maternal health and gestational complications to help other women walking down the same path.
Through years of research, education, trainings, and personal experience, I’ve learned how to combine traditional care with functional medicine principles, food as medicine approaches, genetics and nervous system healing to deliver personalized effective care for women at risk of, experiencing, or recovering from gestational complications. My whole-person, root cause approach combined with personalized data and practical coaching, helps mothers thrive instead of merely survive.
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Bachelors of Science from Long Island University
Doctor of Pharmacy from Long Island University, Summa Cum Laude
Functional Medicine Practitioner from Functional Medicine University
Certified Prenatal Nutrition Educator, in progress from International Doula Institute
Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing from Hofstra University
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Pharmacogenomics Certification from University of Pittsburgh
Completion of PQ Grant Program
MTM Certification from PowePak
Self-Care Specialist from FreeCE
Functional Medicine Specialist from FreeCE
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Patient Advocacy and Informed Consent
Optimizing Preconception health/fertility
Postpartum health optimization; Postpartum Depletion
Perinatal Nutrition
Microbiome/Gut health
Nervous system regulation; PQ (Positive intelligence) principles
Detoxification
Nutritional deficiencies from diet and pharmaceuticals
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My mission is two fold:
Educate and empower women to become confident advocates for their health
Reduce the incidence and impact of common gestational complications and postpartum challenges with personalized care by equipping maternal healthcare professionals with evidence-based and experiential information, functional medicine (root-cause) principles, and proactive health management strategies that address root causes rather than just symptoms.
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Integrity, creativity, compassion and empathy shape the way I work and are at the foundation of this community.
My mission will be driven by these core values:
Educate: Provide comprehensive, accessible information about gestational complications, postpartum challenges, and motherhood to help women understand their risks, manage options, see results to become the best version of you.
Support: Deliver ongoing care throughout the pregnancy journey and beyond. Specialized guidance for women diagnosed with or at risk for gestational complications, postpartum support from a real community and other maternal health advocates.
Empower: Equip women with the knowledge and tools to advocate for themselves within the healthcare system to make informed decisions about theirs and their family's care. Empower providers to bridge the current cap in care in postpartum and maternal care.
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Mom2Moms Apothecary,LLC stands apart through my unique contribution to maternal health which includes specialized knowledge in:
Understanding of current guidelines and medication therapy management during pregnancy and postpartum
Knowledge and affiliations with novel assessments for preeclampsia risk factors
Critical analysis of research, medical literature, drug information and current guidelines
Education on both conventional and functional labs pertain to gestational complications
Supplement/ Nutraceutical Education
Informed consent
Whole body deficiencies and toxicities
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics knowledge specific to maternal physiology
Pharmacogenomic/ Nutrigenomic education
Self-care and OTC clinical pearls
Community forum to share and feel supported and gain confidence
Connecting women with other modalities that support maternal health
Lifestyle and diet recommendations
Root-cause analysis of symptoms to address the body as a whole
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By providing mothers education Mom2Moms Apothecary, LLC aims to:
Empower women to take an active role in their healthcare journey
Empower women with knowledge around gestational complications to advocate for their own health
Reduce the incidence and severity of gestational health conditions
Create a ripple effect of wellness that extends to families and communities
Support informed consent
Redefine the motherhood experience with truth and support
By providing healthcare professionals education on targeted, personalized care to women of childbearing years, Mom2Moms Apothecary aims to:
Support personalized maternal health care
Reduce the incidence and severity of gestational health conditions
Improve overall maternal health outcomes and experiences
Initiate change to address the rising rates of maternal morbidity and mortality related to gestational complications
Break down harmful stigmas and unrealistic expectations
Shift from a reactive care method that prioritizes guideline “one-size fits all” model to a more proactive care model that address the patient’s concerns and creates a personalized care plan