Expecting families in the Greater Boston Area have a wealth of perinatal talent available which can be a great supplement to Birth Doula support to help you prepare for your babyś birthday and beyond. Many of my clients come to me with uncertainty about which available options are best suited to their unique needs, as well as questions about who to trust for those services. Below I have included some great options for specialists, workshops, and classes that I believe are worth the investment. I will update the list as new offerings become available. 

Prenatal and Postpartum Body Workers

Acupuncturists

• Angela Bell L.Ac- Acupuncture For Women. Angela provides acupuncture to women in Cambridge with a focus on fertility and the perinatal period. 

​            186 Alewife Brook Pkwy #302, Cambridge, MA 02138             
            (617)714-5333 
            http://www.angelabellacupuncture.com

• Ece Yildirim L.Ac- ​New Moon Acupuncture. Ece provides acupuncture services in the calming environment of her office in Watertown, and also offers private visits to clients in their homes. 

             557 Mount Auburn St Watertown, MA
              (716)796-3763
             http://www.new-moon-acupuncture.com/

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Chiropractors

• Dr. Elizabeth  Sobel. 

​​           Wholesome Healing Chiropractic
            http://wholesomehealingchiro.com
             437 Boylston St #505,
​             Boston, MA 02116
              (617) 394-8775

• Dr. Mark Lique

          Haverhill Family Chiropractic
          606 Broadway,
           Haverhill MA 01832
          978-521-2225
           www.haverhillfamilychiropractic.com 

• Dr. Jacquline Bouley 

           Live Well Chiropractic        
            1241 Highland Ave
            Needham, MA 02494
            617-939-6752 
             www.livelifelivewell.net
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•  Dr. Rob Kum

​              Chirocare Associates
              Arlington and Wilmington
          http://www.chirocarearlington.com/bios/bio_kum.htm
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• International Chiropractic Pediatric Association    http://icpa4kids.com/index.php

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Massage Therapists- Myofascial Workers

• Marissa Farrell. Marissa is a doula, perinatal yoga instructor, and perinatal massage therapist. She also leads workshops on improving and maintaining pelvic floor health and on abdominal rehabilitation for diastasis recti, a condition that effects many people after giving birth, at the Laughing Dog Yoga Studio in Wellesley, MA. I can personally attest to the efficacy of Marissaś pelvic floor workshop since I took the 4 week version. After learning what Marissa teaches with her InHara System I finally sopped suffering from the stress incontinence that I had been told I would just have to live with after I gave birth to my second daughter. Thank you Marissa!

             The InHara System - yoga, prenatal massage, arvigo abdominal massage 
             www.theinharasystem.com

• Heather Becton Hunt. Heather is in private practice in the Waterhouse Wellness building in Arlington Center. She is a Prenatal & Postpartum Massage & Craniosacral Therapist and also provides craniosacral therapy for babies. I know she is amazing  because she massaged so many discomforts out of my own pregnant body with my last pregnancy in 2014. Thank you Heather!

             Massage and craniosacral therapy for prenatal, postpartum, and infants
             Arlington Center
             http://heatherbectonhunt.com/

• Sheila Fay, LICAC

             Arvigo Abdominal Massage/ Prenatal massage/ Acupuncture 
             Watertown- Dorchester
             http://sfayacupuncture.com/about-2/

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Perinatal Pilates and Yoga Specialists

• Brigitte Arle RPYT, YACEP, CEIM, CLC- Rooted Boston

Brigitte Arlé is a pre/postnatal specialist in Pilates & Yoga, Doula, and Lactation counselor. She works mainly with post-rehab, diastasis recti, & pelvic pain. Brigitte teaches prenatal yoga on Sundays at 9am at Coolidge Yoga South End and leads workshops and teacher trainings nationally.

Register for Restore Your Root

Restore Your Root
a pelvic floor workshop
May 4th, 2019 2pm-4pm at Yogaworks in Cambridge

Rooted Boston

72 Kneeland St Boston, MA
https://www.rootedboston.com/

I took private pilates classes with Brigitte for a full year in 2017-2018. Her expertise, attention to detail, and calming demeanor helped me to strengthen my back, core, and pelvic floor in a way that has changed they way I carry my body permanently. I now sit and stand taller and with more confidence, and can care for my children and clients without fear of injuring myself in the process. Every pregnant or postpartum person can benefit from what she has to teach! Thank you Brigitte!

• Sarah Kearns CYT-500, CD(DONA)- Breath to Empower. 

​​Sarah is a certified perinatal yoga instructor and certified birth doula. She is also one of my trusted partners for back up birth doula support!
​https://breathetoempower.com/

• Emily Masnoon- Yoga, Reiki, Doula 

​http://www.emilymasnoon.com/

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Birth Collectives and Perinatal Wellness Centers

*Babies in Common- A wellness center for parents and parents-to-be
      Jeanette Mesite Frem MHS, IBCLC, CCE, CD
       Registered Lactation Consultant and Certified Childbirth Educator
       (617) 686-0052
       jeanette@babiesincommon.com
​      www.babiesincommon.com

*Beantown Babies- Pregnancy and parenting resource center
      Roslindale, MA
      www.beantownbabies.com

*The Baby Mavens- Pregnancy Wellness Center
       Beverly, MA
        http://thebabymavens.com/

*Little Fox Shop/ Children's resale shop
       The Fox Library
        175 Mass Ave
        Arlington, MA 02474             
        781.316.3157               
         www.littlefoxshop.com

*Birth and Beyond of Jamaica Plain- Pregnancy Wellness Center
           520 Centre St
           Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
           Catherine McKeown-Lindsey Stamatos
           617-817-5397
          birthandbeyondjp.com

*Mama and Me-  Pregnancy Wellness Center
        Prenatal Support, Parent/ child classes
       284 Amory St, Boston, MA 02130
       (Jamaica Pain)
       (617) 477-3432
       www.mymamaandme.com/

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Placenta Specialists

Emma O'Brien- Lavandoula. Emma is a clinical herbalist abortion advocate and experienced full-spectrum doula. She is also one of my trusted partners for back up birth doula support!
http://lavandoula.com/

Ama Leigh Forgit- Meant to Be Loved Birth Services. Amanda is a mother, postpartum doula, and specializes in placenta encapsulation. 
https://www.facebook.com/meanttobeloved/

Maria Caudle- That Darn Doula. Maria is a full-spectrum doula who, in addition to labor support, offers placenta encapsulation as well as support during pregnancy loss or termination of a pregnancy. 
http://thatdarndoula.com/

More Doula Collaborators

Sharie McBurney- Deep Seed Doula. Shari is a TOLABOR certified birth doula, BACE-NMC Childbirth educator and faculty instructor, an Evidence-based Birth professional member, and a Spinning Babies parent instructor to boot. I am honored to call Shari a mentor as well as a partner for back-up labor support.

Lindsay Wolff- Birthing Matters. Lindsay is a certified birth doula and soon-to-be BACE-NMC certified childbirth educator, as well as one of my trusted partners for birth doula back-up support. She and her Partner Emily Newburg of Baby Bean Maternity Consulting also run Beantown Babies, a cozy and light-filled studio for childbirth education, prenatal and parenting workshops, and support groups right in the heart of Roslindale Village.