About
Kathryn (“Kate”) M. Hartshorne, MSN, CNM, IBCLC, is a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and an Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Kate earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the College of Our ... Lady of the Elms (Elms College) in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Frontier Nursing University in Versailles, Kentucky.
Kate has been working with birthing families for over 20 years and is passionate about helping people achieve their reproductive goals with dignity and respect. In addition to seeing patients at BMC for regular prenatal care and for labor, delivery, and postpartum care, she travels to neighborhoods around Boston for home visits as part of BMC’s Curbside Care community health program for new parents and their newborns.
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Departments
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Pronouns
She/Her
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Contact
617.414.2000 -
Primary Location
BMC, Shapiro Center
725 Albany St.
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
BMC, Yawkey Center
850 Harrison Ave.
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
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Administrative Title
Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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Education
MSN, Frontier Nursing University, Versailles, KY
BSN, College of Our Lady of the Elms (Elms College), Chicopee, MA
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Board Certifications
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), American Midwifery Certification Board
International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
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Research Interests
Chest/breastfeeding; contraception and family planning; lactation medicine; women’s health
