CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina’s first full-service opened for business on Saturday in Uptown Charlotte.
Ziva Postpartum Retreat is located inside the Le Meridien Hotel Charlotte and offers new moms around-the-clock nursery access, lactation consultations, postpartum doula care, meditation and yoga rooms, and more. The retreat is open to all postpartum parents, including adoptive parents, intended parents through surrogacy, gestational carriers, and others.
“We are confident that we will be able to give mothers a space to rest, recover, and be nurtured in such a luxurious space in Uptown Charlotte,” said co-founder Lauren Hall. “It’s the experience we dreamed of, and we are happy to make it an accessible reality for others.”
In its new, upgraded space in Uptown, mothers can choose between packages for three, five, seven or more nights. Each stay includes three meals and snacks daily, childcare and postpartum classes, as well as access to a nursery and mothers’ lounge. Add-on services include postpartum therapy, belly-binding, massages, manicures, and pedicures. There will also be meditation classes and yoga for mothers six weeks postpartum and beyond.
“It’s been nearly a year of planning and preparation, and we are excited to share this blend of expert support and luxury,” said co-founder Selena Williams. “After seeing the gaps in postpartum care after becoming a mother, I am happy to deliver an experience I wish I had to the community.”
After gaining popularity in Europe and Asia, the first postpartum retreat in the U.S. opened in 2022 in New York. Retreats are now located throughout the U.S., housed in luxury hotels.
Ziva is one of only four Black-owned postpartum retreats in the U.S.
