The People Behind Bump & Beyond

Thank you to the many clinical experts, patients, community partners, and other supporters who enabled us to build a comprehensive and accessible pregnancy and postpartum resource center for all our patients.

Clinical Education Committee

• Kari Radoff, CNM (project lead)
• Rosha Forman, CNM (project co-lead)
• Elideusa Almeida, DrPH, doula and director of Birth Sisters
• Maithri Ameresekere, MD, director of women’s mental health
• Anitra Anderson, lead childbirth educator
• Sherri Blanchard, RN, Labor and Delivery nurse
• Clare Cole, RN, NP, perinatal safety specialist
• Alice Cruikshank, NP, director, Curbside Care Unit
• Katee Foley, RN, Labor and Delivery nurse
• Mara Garwood, registered dietician
• Erica Holland, MD, maternal–fetal medicine specialist
• Kayla Jenissen, program coordinator, Reproductive Mental Health Program
• Julie Mottl-Santiago, CNM
• Cesy Nguyen, CNM
• Megan O’Brien, RN, clinical nurse program manager, Remote Monitoring Program
• Ebere Oparaeke, doula and program coordinator, Birth Sisters
• LaKedra S. Pam, MD, director of Labor and Delivery
• Laura Pichardo, childbirth educator
• Wilberth Pilate, RN, IBCLC
• Michele Schultz, RN, director of nursing, Labor and Delivery
• Sofia Smirnov, intern
• Kate Standish, MD, co-director, Breastfeeding Equity Center
• Emily Swisher-Rosa, CNM, IBCLC, co-director, Breastfeeding Equity Center
• Sophie Wilson, patient insights manager

Pregnancy Patient Advisory Board

• Maerlyn Brignol
• Kibriyaa Lindsey
• Jennifer Obasahon
• Porshai Peters
• Zephyre Waite

Visual Content

Our illustrations were created in collaboration with The Educated Birth to add inclusive, patient-centered visual storytelling to the site. The Educated Birth is led by artist Cheyenne Varner, our creative strategy and illustration partner.

Community Partners

Our community partners helped us extend Bump & Beyond outside the walls of Boston Medical Center. By connecting patients to programs and resources across greater Boston, they ensure that support continues long after pregnancy and birth.

• The Basics
• Community Servings
• Count the Kicks
• The Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
• Fathers’ UpLift
• Small Moments Big Impact

Funding and Support

This project was funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. For more information about DPH maternal health programs, visit the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition.

We received additional support from colleagues across BMC, including Katharine White, MD, MPH, FACOG, department chair, and Michelle Huezo García, PhD, MPH, director of research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and the Digital Team in the Department of Marketing and Communications.