Hello! I am Dominique!

I am a L.E.O (Law Enforcement Officer) Wife, mom to the most wonderful tiny humans you will ever meet and have the craziest fur baby (dog) that adopted us and fits in this family perfectly. I am from Newport News, Va now residing in Roanoke, Va. I am a strong believer in parent's right to choose and believe that parents are fully capable to make decisions for their families. I have been helping mothers with lactation and birthing for the past 9 years and am a life time learner. I actively pursue continuing education to maintain my clinical skills and to stay current with the changes in evidence and practices. 

The Gallo Family (Photo Credit Patrick Perkins Photography)

My Education and Background Includes: 

• Bachelors Degree in Community Health Edu with a focus in Infant and Maternal Psychology and Nutrition from Virginia Commonwealth University (Go Rams!)
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• Breastfeeding Specialist through Lactation Education Resources (LER)
• Breastfeeding Peer Counselor through the W.I.C Loving Support program
• Professional Doula trained by toLabor
• trained childbirth educator by Birthing Babies Va LLC
• Director at Large for the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA)
• active member of Roanoke Doula Collective

• completed continuing education from the Gold Lactation: Tongue Tie Symposium
• Educational training with students who trained under Dr Kotlow for tongue-tie identification and rehabilitation aftercare
• Completed continuing education on infant digestion complications and waste identification
• completed Spectra IBCLC Education Program
• speak professionally on several topics around breastmilk feeding, parental rights, and staff and lactation education
• Birthed 3 smart intelligent children even through birth trauma
• Breastfed 3 children through complication for a total of 6.8 years!

Dominique Gallo, owner and operator of Gallo Birth Services

I am here to provide judgement-free, evidenced based goal centered care for everyone!