Best MATERNITY and BIRTH RESOURCES
ACUPUNCTURE
New Moon Acupuncture
About: New Moon Acupuncture is owned by Ece, and this is how she describes her practice on her website: "Through my many modalities of medicine; including acupuncture, moxibustion, manual therapies, nutritional counseling and lifestyle recommendation, it is my mission to help my patients reach their optimal state of mental, physical, and spiritual health. The physical body is intertwined with energetic patterns, and by working with the physical it not only brings access to better physical health, but to emotional and spiritual well being."
Location: Watertown, MA
Angela Bell Acupuncture - Acupuncture for Women
www.angelabellacupuncture.com/
About: Angela Bell Acupuncture is owned by Angie and she focuses on women’s health and infertility. “At Angela Bell Acupuncture, we do just that, providing acupuncture, nutrition and supplement counseling, Chinese Herbs, and fertility coaching to nurture women’s health before, during, and after pregnancy, and through every other stage of life, too, from puberty to menopause.”
Location: Cambridge, MA
BABYWEARING
Lovey Bee
About: Trained Babywearing consultant that offers private, in-home consultations and small group instruction across New England to help you make the most of babywearing in your life. Whether you want to babywear simply as a means of transporting your child, or as part of a parenting philosophy. Prenatal, newborn and older baby consults, sessions for multiples, and sessions for special needs. Each session starts with an outline for planning purposes but each session is custom tailored to meet the family's needs.
Location: Anything within 45 minutes of Boston. Beth is happy to work out arrangements with families who live farther out.
BEAUTY SERVICES
Ariana Leigh MUA
About: Ariana is a licensed aesthetician and Makeup Artist. She also provides hair services for portrait, bridal, events, among other. Ariana can be contacted at arileighb@gmail.com and you can see some of her work on Instagram www.instagram.com/arianaleighmua.
Faccia Bella Makeup - GinaRose Woitkun Owner and Artist
About: GinaRose provides professional Makeup and Hair Services for Editorial, Photography and Weddings. GinaRose can be contacted at Grwoitkun@gmail.com.
Location: North of Boston, MA
Jessica Tiffany
About: Jessica is a Hair and Makeup Artist (as well as a fellow photographer) who focuses on the beauty of her subject. See her work, it speaks of her talent. You can reach her at jessica@jessicatiffany.com.
Location: Boston, MA
BREASTFEEDING AND OTHER BIRTH SERVICES
WellPregnancy
About: Julie Brill is the owner of WellPregnancy. Her website states that “She has been teaching childbirth classes and attending births since 1992, and mentoring new birth professionals throughout New England as a member of the CAPPA Faculty since 2003. Additionally, she is a Certified Holistic Lactation Consultant and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in private practice, offering in-home breastfeeding consultations.”
Location: Bedford, MA - Covering the Greater Boston area
Rachel O'Brien, IBCLC
www.rachelobrienibclc.com
About: Rachel provides guilt-free breastfeeding and chestfeeding help. She can be reached at 413-687-0106.
Location: MetroWest area
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Northeastern Chiropractic
www.northeasternchiropractic.com/
About: Dr. Melissa Diaz DC, CCCE, CLE graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida in 2009. In addition to her doctorate degree she is certified in FAKTR and Graston Techniques, and has trained in a variety of therapies, including active release, myofascial work, trigger point therapy, and therapeutic taping (Kinesio Tape and RockTape). After completing her doctorate degree she pursued continuing education in prenatal care through the International Pediatric Chiropractic Association. Dr. Melissa is recognized as a healthcare provider in excellent standing by the American Pregnancy Association and is a fully certified Webster Technique Practitioner.
Location: Framingham, MA
Slak Chiropractic Group
781-273-0099
About: Slak Chiropractic Group has served families in the community for 30 years. Dr. Linda Slak specializes in perinatal, infant care and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Slak specializes in specific corrective and wellness care for adults. Dr. Linda Slak also provides education to chiropractors and the information about the seminars can be found at www.drlindaslak.com.
Location: 23 Adams Street Burlington, MA 01803
DOULA SERVICES (Birth and Post-Partum)
Baby Bean, Maternity Consulting
About: Baby Bean provides individually tailored support, guidance, and education to women and their families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the first year of life. Our work looks different for each and every client, but can include any of the following services: childbirth preparation, doula services, baby registry and gear consultation, nursery and home preparation, new parent education and in-home postpartum support.
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Location: Boston, MA
Deep Seed Doula
About: Shari is not only a doula but she is also one of the few Spinning Babies certified providers in Massachusetts. She supports LGBQ/T families and is also an evidence based birth professional member. She provides individual workshops as well as workshops at Newton Wellesley Hospital.
Location: Greater Boston area
A Golden Birth - Bethany Leclerc and Becca Schillaci
About: Bethany and Becca offer professional birth doula services. Bethany also provides childbirth education and placenta encapsulation services. They can also be reached at agoldenbirth@gmail.com.
Location: Central Mass, Metro West and the Greater Boston area, MA
All Bodies Birth
About: Sierra (she/her) offers inclusive doula care for all pregnancy experiences and outcomes from a reproductive justice perspective. Her passion is to provide affirming and informed care for first-time parents, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, racial and religious minority people, and others who are marginalized by our healthcare system. Sierra provides birth and postpartum support, placenta encapsulation and childbirth classes (coming Summer 2019).
Location: Maine and North Shore MA
Healthy Balanced Birth, LLC.
About: Olivia’s mission is to provide families with information about pregnancy, childbirth education + options, and the postpartum period. She is not only a doula, but is also a holistic health and nutrition coach, therefore will help expecting moms learn how to stay healthy during their pregnancy as well.
Location: Greater Boston Area
Meryl Estabrook - Doula
www.facebook.com/merylestabrookdoula
About: Meryl is a Prenatal, Birth and Postpartum Doula. She provides support to expecting families, including high risk and bereavement births.
Location: Central Masschusetts
Lavender Doula Care
About: Certified Postpartum Doula. “Whether you are looking to break up a long day at home with your infant, enjoy some time to reconnect with your partner, care for two or more siblings, or cope with the demands a fussy baby, a visit from Heather can transform your experience of a challenging time. At the end of a visit, you will feel refreshed and ready to take on the nights and days ahead, confident in the knowledge that you are the perfect parent for your little one.”
Location: Serving the North Shore area and Boston
Spinning Babies
Deep Seed Doula
About: Shari is not only a doula but she is also one of the few Spinning Babies certified providers in Massachusetts. She supports LGBQ/T families and is also an evidence based birth professional member. She provides individual workshops as well as workshops at Newton Wellesley Hospital.
Location: Greater Boston area
OM Births
About: "Nothing influences our lives more than how we come into the world, and how we are treated after. At Om Births we create a safe haven to explore that experience. This is a comprehensive program, centered around yoga and mindfulness with top quality classes, which help Moms safely feel strong and fluid. Our specialized workshops fill in the immense amount of information around the pregnancy experience while still allowing parents to enjoy the process of being pregnant and then raising their own little buddha."
Location: Cambridge, Brookline and other Boston area locations, MA
DAY CARE/NEWBORN CARE
Boston Newborn Care
About: Boston Newborn Care provides training to new parents on newborn care and placement of baby nurses in the Boston area. They also provide newborn overnight services, daytime care and 24 hour Nanny Services.
Location: Serving all of Massachusetts, mainly Boston, Cambridge, Metro-West, South Shore and North of Boston.
MIDWIFERY SERVICES
Birth Matters Midwifery Care
About: Birth Matters is a family centered midwifery team that offers safe and respectful care for your home birth. They support your right to choose your birth experience. They believe a woman should have access to a trusted care-provider whenever concerns arise, which is why they are available 24 hours a day.
Location: Greater Boston Area
Birth Services, Joyce Kimball, CPM
About: Joyce Kimball’s “goal is to provide you with useful information about all kinds of birth services including home birth midwifery services, birth doula services, childbirth education, and other related birth information and referrals.”
She also offers an amazing Resource Guide for other Midwives and Motherhood services.
Location: Worcester MA
Metrowest Midwifery - Kim Lueders, CPM
https://www.metrowestmidwifery.com/
Kim is a super sweet person and she offers home birth midwifery services in Massachusetts. She offers doula services as well. She has an amazing resource list that you can find here: https://www.metrowestmidwifery.com/community-connection.html.
Location: Framingham, MA
Central Mass Midwifery - Dina Fraize, CPM
http://www.centralmassmidwifery.com
About: Dina provides warm and caring homebirth midwifery care including: full prenatal care, labor/birth attendance, full postpartum care, VBAC, water birth. She is also I am a Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator.
Location: Northborough MA
Modern Mama Services
About: Modern Mama is owned by Emily Bowler and has both Home Birth Midwifery services as well as doula services. The website states that at Modern Mama Services “we respect clients as the ultimate decision makers about their bodies and the health of their families. From home birth midwifery care to classes and drop in support groups (and everything between!), we support clients in the childbearing year with unbiased discussions and skilled, transparent care informed by traditional birth wisdom and evidence based practice.”
Location: Eastern Massachusetts
Birth Care Midwifery
http://www.birthcaremidwifery.net/
About: Holistic, comprehensive, medical evidence based prenatal, birth and post partum midwifery care for mother and baby delivered with compassion and intelligence in your home. Professional labor support as well as prenatal and post-partum care offered a la carte for women birthing in hospital.
Location: Serves Central MA, Greater Boston, South Shore, South Coast and Rhode Island.
South Shore Home Birth Midwifery
http://www.birthcaremidwifery.net/
About: We believe in a woman's ability to birth her baby guided by her innate wisdom, her body's strength, support from her family and her midwives, and without unnecessary interventions. We believe in monitoring women appropriately and responsibly during their pregnancy and the birthing process. We have both been formally educated and trained in out-of-hospital birth because we believe in gentle, non-invasive birthing is the best way for babies to be welcomed into the world.
Location: South Shore and surrounding areas, including Boston, MA.
PLACENTA SERVICES
A Golden Birth - Bethany Leclerc
About: Bethany is a CD (DONA) Doula that also provides childbirth education and placenta encapsulation services. She can also be reached at 603-731-5603/agoldenbirth@gmail.com.
Location: Central Mass and the Greater Boston area, MA
Boston Placenta
About: Boston Placenta is owned by the amazing Surey Rodriguez-Cortes. She and her team provide a unique approach to Placenta Encapsulation, as well as other services related to Placentas. The service is provided at your own home and tailored to your needs. Contact them at info@placentaboston.com.
Location: Boston Placenta services the East Coast of Massachusetts
All Bodies Birth
About: Sierra (she/her) offers inclusive doula care for all pregnancy experiences and outcomes from a reproductive justice perspective. Her passion is to provide affirming and informed care for first-time parents, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, racial and religious minority people, and others who are marginalized by our healthcare system. Sierra provides birth and postpartum support, placenta encapsulation and childbirth classes (coming Summer 2019).
Location: Provides service to the Greater Boston area, MA
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Boston Behavioral Services – Lauren H. Parker, Psy. D
About: Lauren (dr.laurenparker@gmail.com) and other colleagues work with women of all stages of pregnancy and motherhood- beyond therapy, they use biofeedback and clinical hypnosis along with stress management and relaxation training to teach women how to breathe, relax, reduce pain and morning sickness as well as to address and relieve anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Location: Brookline, MA
Concord Therapy LLC
https://www.facebook.com/maternalmentalhealthcare/
About: Lauren is a maternal mental health therapist in the area of West Concord.
Location: Concord, MA
FITNESS
Emily Masnoon: Prenatal Yoga, Meditation and Coaching
About: Emily is a Prenatal Yoga Master and an Intuitive Birth Coach. She works with pregnant women who fear the unknowns of labor to help them feel empowered and confident, accessing a deep sense of intuition and self trust from which to birth.
Location: Anywhere in the World (English-Speaking Clients)
Rooted Boston
About: Rooted Boston is a boutique Pilates Studio that specializes in Prenatal, Postnatal and rehabilitative clientele. They offer childbirth, pelvic floor and wellness workshops on a monthly basis. You can contact them at rootedboston@gmail.com
Location: South Station, Boston
OM Births
About: "Nothing influences our lives more than how we come into the world, and how we are treated after. At Om Births we create a safe haven to explore that experience. This is a comprehensive program, centered around yoga and mindfulness with top quality classes, which help Moms safely feel strong and fluid. Our specialized workshops fill in the immense amount of information around the pregnancy experience while still allowing parents to enjoy the process of being pregnant and then raising their own little buddha."
Location: Cambridge, Brookline and other Boston area locations, MA
OTHER SERVICES
Simplify, Simplify
About: SImplify Simplify is owned by Liz August and she specializes in professional organizing, concierge services and life coaching. Her main purpose is to simplify. You can contact her at liz@simplifysimplify.me and 508-403-0145.
Location: Worcester, MA and surrounding areas