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Hours of Operation: Monday, Thursday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM, Tuesday, Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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For Expectant Parents
Congratulations to soon-to-be moms and dads! When it is time to decide where baby will be born, BMC is an excellent choice. Comprehensive obstetric care is provided at BMC and at affiliated Community Health Centers. Prenatal care is provided by a variety of fully trained practitioners including OB/GYN physicians, family medicine specialists and certified nurse midwives. Every woman delivering a baby at BMC is eligible for labor support from the Birth Sisters doula program.
Services
BMC has Specialized Expertise in the following Areas
- Complications to mother's health including mothers over 35 years of age, diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disease, HIV, lupus or sickle cell disease
- History of pregnancy or childbirth complicated by recurrent miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery or fetal growth abnormality
- Pregnancy complicated by cervical insufficiency, preterm labor, fetal abnormalities or multiple gestation
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5th Floor
Shapiro Center 617.414.2000
Specialty Clinics
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Pregnancy
Labor and Delivery
Postpartum Care
Programs and Services
Birth Sisters
Breastfeeding Equity Center
Breastfeeding: The Boston Baby Cafés
Centering Pregnancy
Lactation Services
Midwifery
Conditions We Treat
Diagnostics and Tests
Pregnancy Ultrasound
The Antenatal Testing Unit (ATU) provides care to women in need of routine weekly and bi-weekly testing as well as specialized care for those experiencing complications during pregnancy.
Our Team
Aviva Lee-Parritz, MD
Special Interests
Diabetes in pregnancy, cervical incompetence, surgical complications of pregnancy, maternal heart disease, medical complications of pregnancy
Ronald E Iverson, MD, MPH
Special Interests
Maternal health, obstetric safety, improving maternal patient outcomes (hemorrhage, hypertension, venous thrombotic embolus (VTE), opioid use disorder (OUD), and cesarean reduction)
Tejumola M Adegoke, MD, MPH
Shannon L Bell, MD
Rachel Cannon, MD
Brianna Casciello, CNM, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Special Interests
Perinatal mental health, shared decision making, preeclampsia prevention, preconception care

Somphit Chinkam, CNM
Sarah L Crane, MD
Thamarah Crevecoeur, CNM, MSN, DrPH
Special Interests
Immigrant health, global health, culturally specific care models, midwifery workforce development, racial maternal health disparities
Karen Cullen, CNM, WHNP-BC, MSN
Special Interests
Evidence based/trauma informed care, body liberation, culturally humble care, promoting physiologic birth, anti-racism, interdisciplinary medical and nursing education
Anissa E Dickerson, CNM, MSN, MPH
Special Interests
Immigrant and refugee health, family planning including abortion care, contraception and care during early pregnancy loss

Estefany J Flores-Godaire, CNM, MPH
Special Interests
CenteringPregnancy, gestational diabetes, labor and birth, chest/breastfeeding, adolescent healthcare, mental health in pregnancy, family planning
Rosha N Forman, CNM, MSN
Special Interests
Innovation in maternity care, postpartum depression, racial disparities in maternal health, shared decision making

Cecilia T Girard, CNM, BSN

David C Harrison, MD
Erica Holland, MD
Katharine B Hutchinson, DrPH, CNM, MSN
Special Interests
Refugee care, advocacy
Samantha E Kaplan, MD, MPH
Rasha S Khoury, MD, MPH

Luca Koritsanskzky, CNM, WHNP-BC, MPH
Special Interests
Community-based prenatal care, immigrant and refugee health, health system development and quality improvement

Marie S Kourtelidis, CNM, MSN
Special Interests
Postpartum care, postpartum depression, quality improvement, labor and delivery, breastfeeding
Daphne B Landau, MD
Glenn R Markenson, MD
Ann M Massed, CNM, MPH
Cara M McGuinness, CNM, MS, RN, WHNP
Special Interests
Sexual health and wellness, structural drivers of health inequity, global midwifery care

Julie G Mottl-Santiago, DrPH, CNM
Special Interests
Doula support, health services research, health policy
Melissa Nelson, CNM, MSN, WHNP-BC
Special Interests
Adolescent pregnancy, centering pregnancy
Cesylee Q Nguyen, CNM, MSN, RN
Special Interests
Childbirth Education, Immigrant and Refugee Care

Onyemaechi C Onyekwu, CNM
Special Interests
Health equity and equality, substance use disorder in pregnancy, continuity of care
Danielle K O'Rourke-Suchoff, MD
Elizabeth W Patton, MD
Kari A Radoff, CNM
Special Interests
Shared decision making, quality improvement, perinatal health systems
Jo Anna L Rorie, CNM
Special Interests
Free standing birth centers, community engagement
Emily W Rosenthal, MD
Kelley A Saia, MD
Catherine E Walker, CNM, MPH

Ebonie S Woolcock, MD, MPH
Diaz, Soledad (CNM)
Latortue Albino, Paula (MD)
Pam, LaKedra (MD)
Patient Resources
Hey Mama App
Childbirth Education Workshops and Tours
Preeclampsia Video
Get Ready for Labor before your Induction
Coping with Labor
Post-partum Sterilization Surgery
Child Passenger Safety
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