Simba Eun-Hye Shim, L.Ac.

Clinical Journey & Vision

Bridging Ancient Botanical Wisdom and Modern Perinatal Care

Simba Eun-Hye Shim is a licensed acupuncturist and certified Chinese (East Asian) herbalist with a Master of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, Colorado. Since 2021, she has served as a staff acupuncturist at Boulder Birth and Holistic Health, specializing in pregnancy, postpartum recovery, fertility, and comprehensive women’s care.

Working in a dynamic birth center environment provided Simba with the unique opportunity to collaborate alongside a dedicated team of perinatal professionals, including Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs), Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs), birth doulas, and lactation consultants. Exposed to a wide spectrum of obstetric and gynecological conditions, she witnessed firsthand the profound physical and energetic challenges birthing people face during their journeys—particularly during difficult, prolonged, or stalled labors.

Watching these midwives utilize their amazing tools inspired a strong aspiration in Simba: she wanted to develop specialized, natural botanical support to bridge the critical gaps in perinatal care. Midwives frequently need rapid, trustworthy botanical allies right at the bedside when labor fatigue sets in, contractions lose rhythm, or deep physical restorative rest is needed before active transition.

To find these clinical solutions, Simba turned to the 3,000-year-old tradition of East Asian Herbal Medicine. Utilizing her fluency and literacy in classical Chinese and Korean medical literature, Simba dove into deep research of classical gynecological and obstetric texts. The result is the Smooth Birth Apothecary: a specialized line of targeted herbal tinctures utilizing time-honored formulas that have safely and naturally supported pregnant and birthing people for centuries.