About Expectant Mother's Guide to Boston

The Expectant Mother’s Guide to Boston is a localized pregnancy, childbirth, baby and parenting resource guide for expectant parents and new mothers and fathers in the Greater Boston, Massachusetts area.

Two volumes are printed each year and are available free-of-cost through ob/gyn offices in the Boston region— including parts of Norfolk, Middlesex, and Essex Counties in Massachusetts. Ask your ob/gyn, midwife or prenatal care provider for a copy of the Expectant Mother's Guide to Boston at your first prenatal exam.

Online, expectant moms can find articles and local resources to help them make decisions as they transition through pregnancy and beyond. Moms have open online access to helpful information, articles and a list of local pregnancy, birth and baby-related businesses and organizations.

Please select the appropriate link based on your interest in the Expectant Mother’s Guide to Boston. I am...

a reader in Boston with questions about the guide and its features
a business in Boston interested in getting listed
a prenatal healthcare provider in Boston interested in distributing printed copies
reporting a technical problem



New and Expectant Parents in Boston (Reader Inquiries)

Congratulations on your pregnancy! As an expectant or new parent in Boston, you’ve
likely received a copy of our resourceful print guide from your ob/gyn or healthcare provider.
If you’ve not received a copy, but would like to, please note that we are unable to mail
out individual copies.

Whatever your search ― be it a baby store in Boston, maternity clothing, child care options, a labor or postpartum doula, parenting classes, childbirth options or a prenatal yoga studio  ― the Expectant Mother’s Guide can help you find it!  Begin your search on our companion website on the Boston home page or choose to narrow down your search with our category pages ― pregnancy, shopping, childbirth, postpartum, feeding or baby & family.

Additional online features include a Boston Event Calendar to keep up-to-date on classes and happenings, free printables of charts and helpful tools to keep you organized, a listing of New Mom Groups in Boston to help you find support in your neighborhood, and money-saving offers via our New Mom in Boston Registration Program― opt in or out whenever you choose.

Your comments and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Let us know how we’re doing at feedback@expectantmothersguide.com.

Businesses in Boston (Advertising Inquiries)

To request information about advertising in the Expectant Mother's Guide series, please contact us through our Advertising / Listing Request Form. Please note that being linked and listed on this site are opportunities available ONLY to businesses and services that advertise in the printed editions of the Expectant Mother’s Guide series.

Prenatal Healthcare Providers in Boston (Distribution Inquiries)

If you are an ob/gyn, midwife, prenatal health care provider or childbirth education instructor located in the Boston area, you may request free copies of the next edition of the Expectant Mother's Guide to Boston for your patients. Please use our Distribution Request Form.

Currently, copies are made available throughout the Greater Boston, Massachusetts Area including Suffolk County and parts of Norfolk, Middlesex, and Essex Counties in Massachusetts and in cities such as Boston, Arlington, Beverly, Brighton, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chestnut Hill, Concord, Danvers, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Lexington, Lowell, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Natick, Needham, Newburyport, Newton, Norwood, Peabody, Quincy, Reading, Salem, Scituate, Somerville, Stoneham, Swampscott, Walpole, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Weymouth, and Winchester.

Reporting Web-related Problems

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