About Cherished Bonds

Cherished Bonds is a maternal and family wellness company serving families throughout the Inland Empire and Southern California. We provide compassionate, evidence-informed support from fertility through postpartum, including birth and postpartum doula care, childbirth and newborn education, Spinning Babies® Parent Classes, IVF navigation and preparation, and Adult, Child & Infant CPR, AED and First Aid training.

Our mission is simple: to help families feel informed, prepared, supported and heard. Through education, advocacy and hands-on support, we work to make high-quality maternal and family care more accessible while creating a safe, inclusive space for every family we serve.

From fertility to first breaths and beyond, Cherished Bonds is here to help you feel prepared for what comes next.

This is our story...

Meet Our Founder

Hi, I’m Tonia!

I’ve dedicated nearly a decade to fertility, assisted reproduction, maternal health, and supporting families through some of the most transformative moments of their lives. Alongside my professional experience, I’ve given birth five times—three times to my own children and twice as a gestational surrogate. These experiences, along with my own journeys through pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, IVF and third-party reproduction, have deeply shaped the way I support families.

I am a DONA International Certified Birth Doula, Spinning Babies® trained educator, childbirth and newborn educator, and American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Instructor. My background also includes early childhood development and extensive professional and lived experience in IVF, surrogacy and assisted reproduction. I bring all of these perspectives together to provide care that is practical, evidence-informed, compassionate and deeply individualized.

At the heart of my work is a commitment to closing gaps in maternal care. I don't want families to simply heal from difficult or traumatic birth experiences—I want to help prevent those experiences whenever possible by promoting informed decision-making, respectful communication, meaningful advocacy and culturally responsive care from the beginning.

I am especially passionate about supporting families and communities whose voices have historically been unheard or overlooked within maternal healthcare. I believe every person deserves to understand their options, participate meaningfully in decisions about their body and baby, and feel respected throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

My role is never to tell you how you should give birth. Whether your birth includes an epidural or no medication, induction, cesarean, VBAC or a change of plans along the way, I am there to help you feel informed, prepared and supported in the choices that are right for you.

I also believe birth support extends beyond the birthing person. Partners deserve guidance, reassurance and a meaningful role in the experience, too. My goal is to create space for both of you to feel seen, supported and confident while protecting the intimacy and connection of this experience.

Birth is powerful, vulnerable and deeply personal. It is a privilege every time a family invites me into that space, and my hope is that you leave your experience not only remembering how you gave birth, but remembering that you felt heard, respected, cared for and never alone.