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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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6th Floor
Yawkey Center 617.414.2000
Specialty Clinics
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Pregnancy
Labor and Delivery
Postpartum Care
Programs and Services
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
Ronald E Iverson, MD, MPH
Tejumola M Adegoke, MD, MPH
Cecily M. Barber, MD, MPH
Shannon L Bell, MD
Rachel Cannon, MD
Ashley L Comfort, MD
Sarah L Crane, MD

David C Harrison, MD
Erica Holland, MD
Samantha E Kaplan, MD, MPH
Rasha S Khoury, MD, MPH

Daphne B Landau, MD
Aviva Lee-Parritz, MD
Chair and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Glenn R Markenson, MD
Melissa Nelson, CNM
Cesylee Q Nguyen, CNM

Onyemaechi C Onyekwu, CNM
Special Interests
Strong Advocate for Black and People of Color's Health Equity and Equality; Experienced Substance Abuse Disorder Provider with Knowledge of Buprenorphine / Librium / Methadone / Clonidine / Vivitrol Maintenance and Tapering for ages 18-65; Centering Pregnancy, Continuity of Care; Safe, Evidence-Based, Equal Care for All
Danielle K O'Rourke-Suchoff, MD
Elizabeth W Patton, MD
Kelley A Saia, MD
Emily C Swisher-Rosa, CNM

Maryanne L Vogel, NP
Ebonie S Woolcock, MD, MPH
Wan-Ju Wu, MD, MPH
Cullen, Karen (CNM)
Diaz, Soledad (CNM)
Latortue Albino, Paula (MD)
Medina, Matthew (CNM)
Nezar, Diane (CNM)
Pam, LaKedra (MD)
Tahquechi, Marsha (CNM)
Patient Resources
Midwifery
Centering Pregnancy
Childbirth Education Workshops and Tours
Hey Mama App
Get Ready for Labor before your Induction
Post-partum Sterilization Surgery
Coping with Labor
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