Amy Tuteur M.D.

About the Author

Amy Tuteur, M.D., is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with over three decades of experience delivering babies and advocating for evidence-based maternity care. A Harvard Medical School graduate, she has practiced in Boston and beyond, witnessing firsthand the pressures and myths surrounding modern childbirth. As a prominent blogger at The Skeptical OB and a frequent media commentator, Dr. Tuteur debunks pseudoscience in parenting and empowers women with factual insights into reproduction and child-rearing. Her writing bridges the gap between medical expertise and accessible advice, challenging cultural trends that undermine maternal confidence. In her acclaimed book, Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting – An OB-GYN's Guide to Childbirth Science, Debunking Myths and Empowering Women, she confronts the natural parenting movement's excesses, offering a rational path to informed decision-making for expectant mothers.