BACE Certified Childbirth Educators

Lisa Elliott, BCCE
Fairhaven, MA
508.994.1250
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Lisa has over 25 years experience teaching independent natural childbirth classes in small groups or privately on the southcoast of Massachusetts. Five 2 1/2 hour classes (usually held on Sunday afternoons or evenings) include labor and delivery information, breathing and relaxation techniques, comfort and support suggestions for the birth partner, and strategies for avoiding unnecessary medical intervention.

Kate Ellsworth, BCCE
Jamaica Plain, MA

Kate is a Childbirth Education Instructor at Newton Wellesley Hospital, teaching Prepared Childbirth. Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Healthworks Fitness Center Chestnut Hill.

Karen M. Gould, BCCE
Lancaster, MA

Karen teaches Prepared Childbirth, Childbirth Refresher, Newborn Care and Sibling Classes. She is currently employed at Saint Vincent Hospital, UMass Memorial Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Isis Parenting.

Lorenza Holt, BCCE, CD(DONA)
Newton, MA
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Lorenza, BACE-NMC's executive director, works to promote comprehensive childbirth education. She is teaching individual and group childbirth educaiton classes to families wanting a natural childbirth experience. She teaches group classes on Monday evenings. Her series is five weeks long and includes understanding and preparing for labor and birth, medical complications and interventions, fundamentals of breastfeeding, normal newborn and care, routine postpartum recovery, and getting family and home ready to welcome the newborn. For class schedules and to register, please email her.

Lorenza is also teaching a workshop with clinical psychologist, Rob Straus, for expecting and new parents to help the couple in the transition to parenthood. In this workshop participants learn how to strengthen their relationship, respond to their new baby, support partner involvement and improve communication. For workshop schedules and to register, please email her.

For a flyer about Lorenza's classes click here 

Chere Jalali, BCCE, HBCCE, NMC, RYT200
Sherborn, MA
508.653.5251
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Chere teaches Hypnobirthing, natural, prepared and refresher childbirth classes for Harvard Vanguard and for Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Co-founder of Mothers & Co., a prenatal and postpartum education resource and breastfeeding boutique for MetroWest and Central Massachusetts. Registered yoga teacher with a focus on prenatal and postpartum couples classes. AHA CPR instructor.

Fran Lundgren, LPN, BCCE
Plympton, MA
781.585.9507
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Fran offers private classes and breastfeeding counseling. 

Wendy Mackey-Kydd, BCCE, MEd
Arlington, MA
Home: 781.648.8632, cell: 781.859.9491
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Wendy has over 10 years experience teaching childbirth classes at MIT in Cambridge. Also group and private holistic childbirth classes in Arlington focusing on creating a positive and safe birth for mom and baby. Classes include informational and experiential components, massage, breathwork, relaxation. Relaxation and position practice classes available. Refresher and short term classes available. Supporting women at home or in the hospital as a birth doula. Now offering New Moms classes and consults focusing on natural parenting. This can be customized to your needs. Free telephone breastfeeding counseling.

Mitsou Macneil, RN, MPH, BCCE

Mitsou is a childbirth educator with 6 years experience.

Beth McDonough, BCCE
Wollaston, MA 

Beth teaches classes at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Quincy, MA.

Jessica Menendez, BCCE
Peabody, MA
978.825.1122
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Jessica teaches classes in Spanish at Salem Hospital.

Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, BCCE, CD(ALACE), CBC
Boylston, MA
508.869.2737
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www.maternitycircle.com

Jeanette teaches childbirth classes (prepared and refresher) at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton and teaches classes (natural, prepared, refresher and newborn care) with Mothers & Co. in Central MA/MetroWest. Also provides private instruction in the greater Boston/Framingham/Worcester areas. Jeanette is also a birth doula (labor support provider) and breastfeeding counselor. Her philosophy is that women and their partners should have evidence-based information so they can feel comfortable making informed decisions for a positive pregnancy, birth, and post-partum experience.

Becky Morgan, CH, HBCE, CCE, LMT
Braintree, MA
617.620.4345
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Becky is the Pregnancy & Wellness Program Lead and a childbirth educator at Isis Parenting. She is co-creator of the Mind Body Birth by Isis childbirth class and teaches private HypnoBirthing® in the Boston and South Shore areas. A certified hypnotherapist and owner of Fertile Ground Hypnosis, Becky offers hypnosis services for fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth - including birth prep and breech repositioning. In addition, she is a licensed massage therapist, certified in prenatal/postpartum massage.

Marcia Nascimento, BCCE
Framingham, MA
508.733.6599

Marcia teaches at Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (bilingual: Portuguese-English) and is a Case Manager Supervisor working with pregnant women, child and teenagers.

Cheryl Opper, BCCE, CD(DONA)
N. Easton, MA

Cheryl teaches weekend classes at Norwood Hospital.

Anita Poncia, BCCE
Dedham, MA
781.278.6402
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Available for private classes, at Norwood Hospital.

Angela Acosta Rosales RN BCCE
Malden MA
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Angela has 9 years of experience teaching childbirth classes in Spanish at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
(EBNHC). She is also a Reike Master and offers private childbirth classes and Reike treatments.

Alexis Topham, BCCE, CD(DONA)
Natick, MA
508.889.9165
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Alexis teaches childbirth education at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Certified doula offering birth and postpartum services.

Amanda Sawires Yager, BCCE, HBCE, CD(ALACE)
Belmont, MA
617.331.0385
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Founder of BirthWhile Resources, Amanda is a skilled adult educator as well as a birth doula. Specializing in HypnoBirthing® and also offering natural and prepared childbirth curricula, Amanda enjoys tailoring classes to meet your needs. She is a childbirth education instructor at Newton Wellesley Hospital and offers individual, small group, and semi-private classes as well. Her classes are notable for their participatory and empowering design and provide you and your support companions with tools and confidence for safer, more comfortable birthing.