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.
(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.
(716)796-3763
http://www.new-moon-acupuncture.com/
Chiropractors
- Dr. Elizabeth Sobel.
http://wholesomehealingchiro.com
437 Boylston St #505,
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 394-8775
- Dr. Mark Lique
606 Broadway,
Haverhill MA 01832
978-521-2225
www.haverhillfamilychiropractic.com
- Dr. Jacquline Bouley
1241 Highland Ave
Needham, MA 02494
617-939-6752
www.livelifelivewell.net
- Dr. Rob Kum
Arlington and Wilmington
http://www.chirocarearlington.com/bios/bio_kum.htm
- International Chiropractic Pediatric Association http://icpa4kids.com/index.php
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!
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!
Arlington Center
http://heatherbectonhunt.com/
- Sheila Fay, LICAC
Watertown- Dorchester
http://sfayacupuncture.com/about-2/
Perinatal Pilates and Yoga Specialists
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Restore Your Root a pelvic floor workshop May 4th, 2019 2pm-4pm at Yogaworks in Cambridge |
Rooted Boston
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.
https://breathetoempower.com/
- Emily Masnoon- Yoga, Reiki, Doula
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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.