Our Care Providers

Rachel Davis

Owner / Baby Nurse

Rachel is our beautiful and very talented Leader. She is the Founder & President of Rachel’s Infant Nursing & Postpartum Care, LLC, established in 2001.

She is an amazing wife & mother of two very active young men and knows first hand about pregnancy, the challenges of childbirth complications and breastfeeding.

When she’s not out baby nursing or training new baby nurse trainees, you will find her working in the RIC home office, teaching a class at church, helping her children with their home work, or partnering with her husband on various projects. Always cheerful, Rachel is kind, patient, loving and a fabulous teacher. A true friend to all, we all adore her, Baby Nurse & New Parents alike!

Marie Gottfried

Midwife / Baby Nurse

Marie (Rachel’s loving mother) worked as a Paramedic for sixteen years, has done midwifery for the past fourteen years and has worked with Rachel’s Infant Care for over 17 years. She specializes in multiple births and special needs babies. She is patient, a great listener, full of good advice and knowledge, loves a challenge, and can’t wait to work with quadruplets again.

Joyce Thomas

Baby Nurse / CNA / Doula

“Because Joyce is a vital resource for our team and an amazing teacher for our new Baby Nurses; she will only be available to families that can accept 2 Baby Nurses.” Rachel Davis

Joyce has 4 grown children and 7 grandchildren. She worked in the hospital nursery as a volunteer at the age of 16 and was soon on the payroll. Her experience with babies and children is abundant. She is very talented with teaching new mothers and caring for their little treasures. She is patient, very thorough, clean and tidy, and full of love for others. We are happy to have Joyce as part of our team since 2005.

Joyce trained under Marie Gottfried and Rachel Davis for 3 weeks even though she had already worked as a Baby Nurse on her own and for another agency for 6 years prior to working with Rachel’s Infant Care.

Melinda Foder

Baby Nurse / CNA

Melinda loves to cook, play with her puppies, learn new things, spend time with her grandbabies and bake cakes. Her favorite part of working with our team is teaching new mothers and watching them become confident in their new skills. She has six children and 11 grandchildren. Melinda became part of our team because she missed babies so very much. We are thankful that she is sharing her talent for babies and children with us. She has a sparkle in her eyes every time she is able to share her love and friendship while caring for our clients’ babies. Her one true love is her relationship with Jesus. Melinda has been part of our team since 2006.

Donessa Strickland

Baby Nurse / Nutritionist

 After having three children of her own nearly grown, Donessa had the opportunity to help two families with their newborn babies in her neighborhood. She decided to see if anyone did “in home new baby and mommy care”. She did a Google search and to her surprise found our team. 

Donessa is the newest member of our team. She started her training in 2018 and has completed that training and become a dearly loved caregiver in the Birmingham Alabama area. She loves to serve and help in any way possible. She is tender in her care for each baby and enjoys teaching new mothers the skills they need for once she leaves. Donessa has a deep love of Jesus and that shines from her face through her actions and beautiful smile!