What Dar a Luz B&HC does

Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center is a non-profit, single-site women's healthcare organization headquartered at 7708 4th Street NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico. The center delivers integrated care across the female lifespan, with its core offering being prenatal care from conception to 36 weeks, postpartum and newborn couplet care (which the center states is not offered elsewhere in the area), and board-certified lactation consulting available seven days a week. Adjacent service lines extend the platform into gynecology, teen care, menopause care, mental health, ketamine therapy, IV infusions, and primary care.

The underlying delivery model is a community health center approach combining clinical services with educational and support offerings (childbirth and menopause classes, postpartum support groups, a community milk depot, doula referrals, and facility space rental). Care is accessed via direct-to-consumer scheduling by phone, text, or email, with a patient portal for records and billing. There are no disclosed AI/ML, proprietary software, or technology platform components — the business is operationalized through clinical staff, an EHR-based portal, and a content website.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-for-service clinical care, supplemented by donations and fundraising (the organization maintains an active donate page and fundraising updates). Pricing is not publicly disclosed but the site references a Cost of Care page, online bill payment, and potential financial assistance. The customer base is overwhelmingly individual consumers (pregnant and postpartum women, gynecology patients across age groups, and women in the menopause transition), with no disclosed enterprise or B2B contracts. The center reports 11-50 employees and was founded in 2011 under founder and Executive Director Abigail Lanin Eaves.

Name

Dar a Luz B&HC

Legal name

Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center

Website

https://daraluzbirthcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center is a non-profit, single-site women's health center in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, providing prenatal, postpartum, newborn couplet, lactation, gynecology, menopause, mental health, and primary care services to women across the lifespan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Family Planning Centers (621410)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Midwifery & Birth Centers (HLAFAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Feeding Support & Newborn Nutrition Care (NCS) (HSAAACAC), Preterm/NICU-Transition Newborn Care (NCS) (HSAAACAF)

Keywords

• Women's health services
• Prenatal care
• Postpartum care
• Lactation consulting
• Gynecology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ranchos De Taos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare revenue from prenatal, postpartum, newborn, lactation, gynecology, mental health, and primary care services. Services include routine checkups, preventative screenings, chronic condition management, and specialized treatments like ketamine therapy and IV infusions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center is a non-profit women's health center providing holistic prenatal, postpartum, and newborn care along with a comprehensive suite of services across the female lifespan, including lactation consulting, gynecology, teen care, menopause care, mental health, ketamine therapy, IV infusions, and primary care. Services are delivered in-person at a single facility in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, with a couplet-care model that integrates care for mother and baby.

Product overview

Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center is a women's healthcare organization offering a comprehensive, integrated suite of services across the lifespan. The center operates as a single unified practice combining core clinical services (Prenatal/Postpartum/Newborn Care, Lactation, Gynecology, Teen Care, Menopause Care, Mental Health, Ketamine Therapy, IV Infusions, and Primary Care) with complementary support offerings including Classes & Support Groups, a Milk Depot, Doula referrals, and Space Rental. The center also provides a Patient Portal for digital access to health records. Services are designed to be compassionate and individualized, with an emphasis on continuity of care through their couplet care model for postpartum and newborn services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prenatal, Postpartum & Newborn Care Prenatal care from conception to 36 weeks, plus postpartum and newborn couplet care — the only health center in the area offering this integrated mother-and-baby service.
• Lactation Board-certified lactation consultant services available to the community 7 days a week for assistance with breast, chest, or bottle-feeding.
• Gynecology Preventative care including reproductive cancer screening, sexual health services, birth control, and family planning.
• Teen Care Sensitive and mindful healthcare services for adolescents addressing puberty, menstruation, and sexual health.
• Menopause Care Evidence-based hormonal and non-hormonal treatments to address symptoms of menopause.
• Mental Health Management of mood disorders before, during, and after pregnancy including depression, anxiety, insomnia, OCD, PTSD, and PMDD.
• Ketamine Therapy Therapeutic ketamine treatment for depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and other mental health conditions.
• IV Infusions Customized IV infusion therapy options designed to meet individual wellness goals.
• Primary Care Routine checkups, preventative screenings, and chronic condition management services for women.
• Classes & Support Groups Educational classes led by childbirth educators, midwives, or nurses, plus postpartum and menopause support groups.
• Milk Depot Community milk depot for human milk donation and distribution.
• Doula Services Doula referral and connection services for birthing support.
• Space Rental Facility space available for rental for community events and classes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prenatal care from conception to 36 weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tia: Tia is a women's health primary care provider combining gynecology, mental health, and primary care under a single relationship. It is highly comparable to Dar a Luz's full-lifecycle, relationship-based women's health model, though it operates in larger urban markets.
• Oula Health: Oula is a maternity-focused women's health practice combining midwifery and obstetric care with gynecology and mental health. It mirrors Dar a Luz's prenatal/postpartum couplet orientation and integrated women's health approach.
• Midi Health: Midi Health is a virtual clinic focused on perimenopause and menopause care with evidence-based hormonal and non-hormonal treatments. It directly competes with Dar a Luz's newly expanded menopause care service line.
• New Birth Company: New Birth Company is a freestanding birth center offering midwifery-led prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. It is directly comparable to Dar a Luz's birth center and couplet care model.
• Mountain Midwifery Center: Mountain Midwifery Center is an independent birth center providing midwifery-led prenatal, birth, and postpartum services. It is a direct operational analogue to Dar a Luz's birth center model.

Emerging players

• Maven Clinic: Maven Clinic is a virtual care platform for women's and family health, covering fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause. It overlaps with Dar a Luz's maternal and women's health services, especially its mental health and lactation support.
• Caraway Health: Caraway is a women's health startup providing integrated mental, physical, and reproductive care for college-age and young women. It competes for younger women's health patients seeking relationship-based, non-fragmented care.
• Evernow: Evernow is a telehealth platform specializing in menopause care with hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options. It is a direct competitor in the menopause care segment Dar a Luz is expanding into.
• Mindbloom: Mindbloom is a ketamine therapy provider for depression, anxiety, and related conditions. It directly competes with Dar a Luz's newly introduced ketamine therapy service in the treatment-resistant mental health segment.

Broad incumbents

• Presbyterian Healthcare Services: Presbyterian is a major New Mexico health system operating hospitals and a broad women's health service line. It is the dominant local incumbent that competes for the same patient population Dar a Luz serves in the Albuquerque market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/daraluzbc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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