Moms in Labor · Daphne Delvaux, Esq. · July 2026
A very feral book tour. When I come to your city, I want it to feel spacious. I want to be able to stay until the last person leaves.
Tour Dates
July 7 | 6:30pm
Doylestown, PA
with Blair Thornburgh
16 S Main Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-4698
This event is free to attend and no ticket is required.
July 10 | 6pm
Cranford, NJ
With Lauren Smith Brody
July 15 | 1pm
Georgetown, TX
WITH Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
205 W 6th St Suite 101
Georgetown, TX 78626
Tickets on LarkandOwlBooksellers.com
July 17 | 6:30pm
Salt Lake City, UT
with Lindsay White
The King’s English Bookshop
1511 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Tickets on
KingsEnglish.com
July 22 | 5:30pm
Seattle, WA
event on Washington paid leave
Armoire
4786 1st Ave S #106, Seattle, WA 98134
Tickets at
https://luma.com/5lvht3sh
July 24
Los Angeles, CA
with Britta Bushnell and Mary Van Geffen
Private Backyard Event
July 29 | 7pm
San Diego, CA
MeetCute Romance Bookshop
8235 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, CA 91942
Tickets on
meetcutebookshop.com
July 10 | 6pm
Cranford, NJ
With Lauren Smith Brody
1 South Ave East
Cranford, NJ 07016
This event is free to attend and no ticket is required.
July 15 | 1pm
Georgetown, TX
WITH Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
205 W 6th St Suite 101
Georgetown, TX 78626
Tickets on LarkandOwlBooksellers.com
In Conversation With:
The co-hosts
Lauren Smith Brody
Author of The Fifth Trimester
Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
Author of Real Self-Care
Lindsay White
Founder of The Little Milk Bar
Britta Bushnell
Author of Transformed by Birth
Mary Van Geffen
Author of Parenting a Spicy One
Blair Thornburgh
Book editor/collaborator from Meghan Stevenson Books
The attorney & the witch
Daphne Delvaux
I am the litigator and the priestess. I am the woman who reads the statute and the woman who reads the room and the woman who reads the moon.
My book argues that motherhood is a labor justice issue, and that the entire world runs on the unpaid and invisible labor of mothers. This tour is what bringing that out of hiding looks like in bodies. When I come to your city, I want it to feel spacious. I want to be able to stay until the last person leaves. I want to listen to your full story; the long version. The version no one ever has time for.
We will not ask you to listen while I lecture you for hours. We will not ask you to leave your kids, because if an event excludes children, it is not for mothers. I will not sit on a pedestal. We will sit in a circle.
At some stops, I’ll be in conversation with a co-host, another writer, creator or thinker whose work I love. It will feel less like a Q&A and more like eavesdropping on two women in truth bomb guerrilla war.
For too long, women have been told to pick one. Be credible or be wild. Be professional or be embodied. I built a body of legal work that no one can ignore, and I will howl in a backyard with my sisters, and both of those are the work, and both of those are me.
Come and watch a woman refuse to be only one thing, and maybe give yourself permission to do the same.
This book is for the mothers.
While you’re growing and nurturing life, you’re also showing up to work. Hitting deadlines, holding meetings, delivering results, because you still need to provide, and because you’re still you.
Motherhood can create a tug-of-war with the demands at work. You don’t always know when to set a boundary and when to surrender to the flow. Finding the right words to discuss motherhood at work can be challenging. If you’re feeling this tender tension between home and work, if you’re confused about policies and just so damn tired, welcome.
And the law? FMLA, ADA, PWFA, PDL… I mean… WTF!? How many acronyms do we need. When you ask HR about your leave they say things like “these run concurrently” and you think to yourself, “I just want to know how much leave I can take.”
I’m your ally in this process. I’m not aligned with your employer or the government. My only commitment is to you and your baby.
This is the handbook you actually need. Not the one HR gives you, but the one that fiercely protects your baby, your wellbeing, and your career.
Moms in Labor Reviews
As Seen In
Foreword by Misty Copeland
Praise For Moms in Labor
“Daphne Delvaux gives every mother the playbook she deserves. Just as Fair Play rebalanced the workload at home by teaching women how to advocate for themselves with their partners, this book empowers mothers to advocate for their rights at work with clarity, courage, and confidence. As a fellow attorney devoted to gender equity, Delvaux’s work and my work are intertwined and complementary. Women will only be free when they master the art of advocacy at home and at work.”
—Eve Rodsky, Author, Fair Play
“Moms in Labor is a lifeline. Daphne Delvaux’s brilliant legal mind pulls back the curtain on how to approach motherhood in the workplace with a steady fierceness that every single mother needs. This book is real self-care and every pregnant and postpartum professional should have it in their hands before they walk into HR’s office.”
—Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD, Psychiatrist and author of Real Self-Care
“It’s quite simple: Every new mother needs this book. At a time
when all you can think about is staying afloat, keeping your head (and your baby, and your job) above water, Daphne is here with a life raft saying hop in, friend, I’ve got you. And I do mean friend. Daphne isn’t just a highly skilled attorney (the best of the best!). She is a story-telling visionary who makes you the main character, daring you to imagine a way forward in your career and giving you the tools you need to get there. We are all so susceptible to the myths of motherhood in America…that it’s meant to be hard and that you have to earn the privilege of a comfortable existence. Daphne shows you how sustainable working motherhood
is a human right. You deserve it. Here’s how.”
—Lauren Smith-Brody, Author and Founder of The Fifth Trimester
