- Leydon, Patricia
Acupuncturist, referred by M. Kaptchuck
354.8360 Cambridge
- Thompson, Carol
Prenatal Acupuncturist, Jamaica Plain
617.524.3532
- Eliza Mellen-Smith Acupuncture 508-878-5970
- Jeff S. Matrician, Licensed Acupuncturist
22 Mount Auburn Street, #12
Watertown, MA 02472
617-794-5787
617-924-9990
www.matrician.com
- Harvard Square Shiatsu
12 Arrow Street, Ste. 108
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-441-3377
www.harvardsquareshiatsu.com
liz@harvardsquareshiatsu.com
- Ruth Kilroy
Alexander Technique, referred by Eliza Mallouk
617.641.0048 Newton
- ALACE
Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators
PO Box 390436
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.441.2500
www.alace.org
- Boston Association of Childbirth Educators
617.625.8219
- Cambridge Birth Center
617.665.2229
- Diane Greenleaf, Miriam D. Goldfarb
Windsor Health Center
119 Windsor Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.665.3637
- Directory of Birthing Resources:
www.mfom.org
published by the Massachusetts Friends of Midwives
- Mothercare
888.MY.DOULA
- Women Care
781.648.4221
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- Dr. Pamela Adelestein, MD
Union Square Family Health
Cambridge Hospital
- Beth Hardiman, MD
Ruth Johnson CNM
725 Concord Ave - Suite 3200
Cambridge, MA 02138
(recommended by Karen Storz and Robin Pfetsch)
- Dr. Mimi Yum
330 Brookline Ave Suite KS205
Brookline, MA 02215
(recommended by Dr. Desiree Kiehn)
- Brian Price
Watertown Harvard Vanguard
617-972-5505
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- E Shan Tang and Chinese Herbs
Harvard Street
Allston
617-787-4503
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- Ananda Lowe
Licensed Massage Therapist
617-623-3883 birth_dance@hotmail.com
practicing at:
Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women
920 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
617-731-3030
and
Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women
1300 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill/ Newton
617-383-6100
- Dorea D'Agostino, CMT
44 Pearl Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 499-2957
- Dalrymple, Bonnie
Prenatal Massage
781.862.5560
- Gutman, Linda
Prenatal Massage
Arlington
- Hockman, Joelle
Prenatal Massage
Somerville
or at Wellspace
617-876-2660
- Gail Levy
Infant Massage
GSLevy2@aol.com
617-512-2332
- Muscle Inc.
Massage
244.4877
Newton Highlands
- Naomi Scher
Massage
617.610.7686
- Betsy Thompson
Massage Therapist
617.782.1151
617.499.8691
masgwomen@aol.com
Pre-, Post-Natal, and infant massage
- Wellspace
617-876-2660
Infant Massage
- Kathy Dias
617-926-7808
Watertwon
- Robin LeBlanc
85 McBride Street
Jamaica Plain
617-963-5142
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- Amanda Sawires Yager, HBCE, CCE, CD
Birth Doula, Hypno Birthing Practitioner, Childbirth Educator
781.646.1237
www.birthwhile.com
amanda@birthwhile.com
- Kelley Faulkner CD (DONA)
www.birthingforlife.com
508-429-6663
- Lynn Lucchini
508-393-1412
lucchini@ieee.org
617-441-8989
(referred by Susannah Ketchum)
- Susan Bacher 617.492.8494 (Doula)
(referred by Harley)
- Randi Bigelow: 781-449-9538 (Doula)
(Needham)
- Mary Evans: 508-877-6473 (Doula)
(Framingham)
- Jane Look: 508-764-1190 (Doula)
(Southbridge)
- Katie Magura: 617-926-3184 (Doula)
(Watertown)
- Megan Warner: 781-639-6002 (Doula)
Marblehead)
www.warnerwellness.com
- Birthing Gently
www.birthinggently.com
978-374-4697
- Jennifer Greenberg, M.Ed.
H-617-964-9871
C-617-872-0780
jbgreenberg@verizon.net
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- Anne Marie Lindquist
781.863.1689
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- Rebecca Herrmann
240B Elm Street
Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
617-666-3232
- Khalsa Chiropractic
Dr. Darcy Oikawa
Dr. Hari Khalsa
1718 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-492-5438
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- Dr. Moskowitz - specializes in pregnant women and their children
Mount Auburn Street
Watertown
- Barbara Gard
Classical Homeopathy
Treatment for Adults and Children (and Animals, too)
available for consultations
Somerville, MA, Home Office
Amesbury, MA Awenasa Now
Norwell, MA The Lane Center
call 617-666-5021 for appointments
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- Michael Scott, N.D., L AC
617-876-2660
Wellspace
Fresh Pond
Cambridge
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- Deborah Lotus 617- 876-2660
Wellspace
Fresh Pond
Cambridge
- Jessica Newman, GCFP
Cambridge Health Associates
335 Broadway, Cambridge, 02139
617-230-6320
Home Office:
204 Cedar Street, somerville, 02145
www.Feldenkrais.com
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- Paul Ghostlaw
Beantown Physio
617-232-7246
33 Pond Ave.,
Brookline Village
(referred by Sue Poverman)
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- Anne E. Thompson
617.547.0501
875 Mass Ave. #51
(refered by Nora Grodzins)
- Susan Pollack
Body-Centered Hakomi Training
617-868-1615
(referred by Kate Wylie)
- Susan Todd
617-547-6575
- Kate Wylie, M.Ed.
(Psychosynthesis, Stress Reduction, Meditation)
Watertown & Somerville, MA
617-623-3302
- Rosamund Zander
Cambridge, MA
617-492-3236
(referred by Gina Bova)
- Isabella Logan, PhD
isabeallLogan@comcast.net
(referred by Philip Gerstein)
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- "Baby - Fest", Babies "R" Us
12 Mystic View Road
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 381-1537
jaenia@erols.com
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- Wendy Mackey-Kidd, Birth Ed. Teacher (recommended by Stephanie Iverson) 781.648.8632
- Gail Levy
Lactation Consultant
Brookline
GSLevy2@aol.com
617-512-2332
- Amanda Sawires Yager, HBCE, CCE, CD
Birth Doula, Hypno Birthing Practitioner, Childbirth Educator
781.646.1237
www.birthwhile.com
amanda@birthwhile.com
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- Harvard has several child care centers affiliated with it. Harvard affiliation gives priority in entering, but the centers are generally not exclusive for university affiliates. Info about them is available through www.harvard.edu.
- MIT has a child care center in the new Stata building. Go to the MIT website for more information. www.mit.edu
- Look through Parent(s) Guide magazine. It's available, free, in Henry Bear's Park, the toy store on Huron Ave.
- Look on Craig's list to find nannies, and possibly other childcare solutions. One can also post a request for a nanny there.
- Bright Horizons is said to have decent centers. The quality varies from center to center. They have multiple locations in Cambridge, and are supposed to be very flexible in terms of hours per day, days per week configurations, etc.
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- Arlington: Fridays 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Calvary United Methodist Church, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Brookline: Wednesdays 10:30 - 12 noon
Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Cambridge: Mondays 10:30 - 12 noon
Temple Eitz Shalom
134-136 Magazine St., Cambridge
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Jamaica Plain: Tuesdays 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Hope Church
85 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Medford: Wednesdays 10:30 - 12 noon
Grace Episcopal Church
160 High St., Medford
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Newton: Mondays 10:30 - 12 noon
Temple Shalom
175 Temple St., West Newton
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Somerville: Thursdays 10:30 - 12 noon
The Somerville Family Network
1060 Broadway, Somerville
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Stoughton: Thursdays 10:00 - 11:30 am
Striar JCC
445 Central St., Stoughton
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Watertown: Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:30 am
Watertown Family Network
460 Main St., Watertown
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
- Westwood: Tuedays 10:00 - 11:30 am
First Parish Hall, Westwood
For information call Andrea Insoft 781.647.5327 ext 1967
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- Postpartum Adjustment Groups
Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:30 am
Second Church of Newton, 61 Chestnut St., West newton
To register please call Kaylee Murphy 781-647-5327 ext 2220
Tuesdays 10 - 11:30 am
Calvary United methodist Church, 300 Mass. Ave, Arlington
To register please call Karen Brenner or Liz Tyler at 781-647-5327 ext 2208
- New Mothers or Twins Triplets & More
Wednesdays 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Evans Park at Newton Corner
430 Centre St., Newton
To register call Terri Chebot or Andrea W. Insoft 781-647-5327
- Gay and Lesbian Parent's Support Group
Fridays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Curtis Hall, 20 South St., Jamaica Plain
To register call Christine Sweeney at 617-667-2229
Co-sponsored by the Parent Connection at Beth israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Nurturing Room
Wedesdays 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Youville House, a senior living community
1573 Cambridge St., Cambridge
For information call Jennifer Meyerhardt 718-647-5327
- Cambridge Moms' Group
"This website is a counterpart to the Cambridge Moms' Group, a drop-in support group sponsored by Jewish Family & Children's Services of Newton, MA. The group meets on Tuesdays 10-12 at Congregation Eitz Chayim (134-136 Magazine St., Cambridge).
The group is secular, and attendance is open to the community and free of charge; pre-registration is not required. Mothers and babies under 1 year of age are welcome to attend. Moms & babies of any age who are currently attending the group, or who have attended in the past, are welcome to use this website to keep in touch, share questions & ideas, and get to know each other."
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cambridgemoms/
- Stellabella (the toystore in the Inman Square)
Friday mornings 10:30 to 12 noon
Open playgroup and coffee/tea time for kids and moms under 1 year.
- Fathers' Support Group for fathers and babies:
Every other Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Held at the Temple Eitz Chayim, 134-136 Magazine Street, Cambridge Sponsored by the Jewish Family &Children's Service (JF&CS) For information call Kathy DelRossi at 617.558.1278
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- Kate Reist, CNM, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
Cambridge Health Alliance
1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
617.665.1381 Phone
617.665.2280 Fax
kreist@challiance.org
- Gail Levy
Lactation Consultant
Brookline
GSLevy2@aol.com
617-512-2332
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A general holistic health resource list with an expanded geographical index is available through:
www.earthstarmag.com/links/holisticindex.html
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Yoga in Harvard Square