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BACE CERTIFIED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS

Lisa Elliott, BCCE
Fairhaven, MA
(508) 994-1250
welliott@umass.edu
Over 25 years experience teaching independent natural childbirth classes in small groups or privately. Five 2 1/2 hour classes include breathing and relaxation techniques, comfort measures, and strategies for avoiding unnecessary medical intervention.

Kate Ellsworth, BCCE
Jamaica Plain, MA
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
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 Maternity.

Lorenza Holt, BCCE, CD(DONA)
Newton, MA
BACE's Executive Director, working to promote community-based childbirth education. She is teaching individual and group childbirth education classes to families wanting a natural childbirth experience. For class schedules and to register, email her at lorenzaholt@gmail.com

Chere Jalali, BCCE
Sherborn, MA
(508) 653-5251
chere@mothersandcompany.com
Teaches natural, prepared and refresher childbirth classes for Harvard Vanguard and for Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton. Also available for private instruction. Co-founder of Mothers & Co., a prenatal and postpartum education resource and breastfeeding boutique for MetroWest and Central Massachusetts. AHA CPR instructor.

Lynn Lucchini, BCCE, CD(DONA)
Northborough, MA
(508) 393-1412
lucchini@ieee.org
Private instruction and refresher classes. Birth doula service.

Fran Lundgren, LPN, BCCE
Plympton, MA
(781) 585-9507
jimbingo203@yahoo.com
Private classes and breastfeeding counseling.

Wendy Mackey-Kydd, BCCE, MEd
Arlington, MA
Home: (781) 648-8632, cell: (781) 859-9491
wendymackydd@yahoo.com
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 customize to your needs. Free telephone breastfeeding counseling.

Jessica Menendez, BCCE
Peabody, MA
(978) 825-1122
jmparis63@hotmail.com
Classes at Salem Hospital taught in Spanish.

Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, BCCE, CD(ALACE), CBC
Boylston, MA
(508) 869-2737
jeanette@maternitycircle.com
www.maternitycircle.com
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 (www.mothersandco.com). 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, BCCE, LMT
Braintree, MA
(617) 620-4345
becky@fertilegroundhypnosis.com
www.fertilegroundhypnosis.com
Becky is the Wellness Program Lead and teaches prepared and natural childbirth and HypnoBirthing® classes at Isis Maternity. She also teaches private series and refresher HypnoBirthing® classes in the Boston and South Shore areas as well as group classes at Mamas Move in Norwell. A certified hypnotherapist and owner of Fertile Ground Hypnosis, Becky offers hypnosis for fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth. In addition, she is a licensed massage therapist, certified in prenatal/postpartum massage.

Cheryl Opper, BCCE, CD(DONA)
N. Easton, MA
Weeked classes at Caritas Norwood Hospital.

Anita Poncia, BCCE
Dedham, MA
(781) 278-6402
anita_poncia@cchcs.org
Childbirth Education Coordinator at Caritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA. Classes offered include childbirth education, childbirth refresher, sibling, breastfeeding and yoga. Birth Doula; Small Miracles Boutique manager. Breast pump rentals available.

Alexis Topham, BCCE, CD(DONA)
Natick, MA
(508) 889-9165
Alexis@givingbirth.net
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
amanda@birthwhile.com
www.birthwhile.com
Founder of BirthWhile Resources, Amanda is a skilled adult educator and a birth doula. Specializing in HypnoBirthing® and offering natural and prepared childbirth curricula, Amanda enjoys tailoring classes to meet your needs. Her small group, semi-private, and individual classes are notable for their participatory and empowering design and provide you and your support companions with tools and competence for safer, more comfortable birthing.