Pregnancy
Services and Support for Pregnant Women in Chicago
Congratulations, you’re expecting! Having your first baby is an exciting time. Let Expectant Mother’s Guide help you explore your local 3D/4D ultrasound studios, OB/GYNs and midwives, prenatal chiropractors and fitness studios for pregnancy health and wellness, maternity photographers, and other resources for mommies-to-be in Chicago.
3D/4D Ultrasound Providers
First Peek Ultrasound
First Peek Ultrasound is Chicago's very own 3D /4D ultrasound studio. First Peek Ultrasound strives to offer the best 3D ultrasound experience in the nation at an affordable price. Our mission is to make 3D ultrasounds available to everyone, so that every pregnant woman can get one.
Goldenview Ultrasound
Relax and experience the miracle of 3D/4D ultrasound in spa-like facilities. Our full service prenatal imaging centers offer parents, friends, family and children a once in a lifetime experience through 3D/4D ultrasound on multiple viewing screens, as well as a very large screen or flat panel TV so that you won’t miss a minute of the session.
Peek A Belly 3D Inc.
Imagine seeing what your baby really looks like and watching your little one move before he/she is born! At prices that fit any budget, Peek a Belly 3D's prenatal ultrasound imaging services give you a realistic view of your baby and a bonding experience you will never forget.
Stork Snapshots
Stork Snapshots prides itself on producing amazing ultrasound images and an ultrasound experience that you and your family won't forget. Stork Snapshots Ultrasound employs talented techniques to optimize 2D, 3D, and 4D ultrasound images.
Health & Wellness
Breathe Bodyworks
Adina Rosenberg is a nationally certified massage therapist, registered yoga teacher, and personal trainer with Moms-In-Motion certification, offering prenatal massage, personal training for expectant moms, and Expecting Couples Massage Workshops.
Core Chiropractic
Chiropractic prepares the mother's body for an easier pregnancy and birth. Core Chiropractic treats pregnancy issues such as nausea, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, swelling in the arms/legs. Services offered include chiropractic adjustment, massage therapy, acupuncture, and functional rehabilitation.
Enliven Massage Works
Treat yourself with a relaxing and rejuvenating prenatal massage. A massage by one of Enliven Massage’s certified pregnancy massage therapist will enhanced body awareness and renewal, relax muscles involved in labor and birth. Treatment is customized per each expectant mothers needs.
Galter LifeCenter
Staying in shape and relaxed is important for expecting moms and Galter LifeCenter is making it easier than ever. We offer a variety of prenatal programs tailored to women and their kids including: Yoga, swimming and general fitness classes, Massage, Partner massage lessons, nutrition consultation and Watsu aquatic therapy.
Lydia Howe, CMT
Lydia Howe has been supporting women and families throughout the childbearing year and beyond for 15 years. She is a certified massage therapist who uses prenatal and therapeutic massage to relax expectant moms mind and get the support she needs to confidently face birth and motherhood.
Progressive Chiropractic Wellness Center
Dr. Ezgur tailors your individualized treatment options to best suit your needs. He has been successfully treating women with pregnancy-related pain, nausea, infertility, breech position, natural labor induction, and the full range of women's and infant health conditions since 1995. Services include chiropractic care, acupuncture, homeopathy, massage, and physical therapy.
Sauganash Wellness Center
Sauganash Wellness Center offers a group of highly skilled doctors and practitioners to address your health and wellness needs through chiropractic, acupuncture and massage therapy. We provide relief for women at any stage of pregnancy by reducing low back pain, sciatica, mid-back pain, rib pain, headaches, nausea, and much more.
Serenity Health & Wellness Center
Serenity Health & Wellness Center is an alternative medicine clinic, which focuses on chiropractic, counseling, massage, acupuncture, and functional rehabilitation treatment for pregnancy wellness (sciatica, nausea, carpal tunnel, swollen legs, low back/neck pain), personal training and infertility.
Prenatal Fitness
Active Moms’ Club
Active Moms' Club helps Chicago moms-to-be get and stay fit! Offering prenatal fitness classes year-round by experienced trainers who are pre-and postnatal certified. Active Moms' Club also has free wellness workshops and special events to build a community of support from moms just like you!
Global Yoga Studio
Global Yoga Studio is a wellness center and yoga studio in one. Prenatal yoga classes are for all levels of yoga students taught in your home or in the studio. Offerings include, prenatal and couples yoga, Prenatal Hatha Yoga, Hatha Yoga for Fertility, as well as massage therapy and meditation classes.
Soulistic Studio & Spa
Soulistic Studio & Spa is a green mind/body studio and spa offering innovative prenatal fitness programming. All of Soulistic Studio & Spa’s prenatal fitness and spa staff members have undergone specialized training in their areas of expertise to address the physical/hormonal changes women experience during pregnancy.
Prenatal Health Care Providers
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Prentice Women's Hospital
From the time you discover you're pregnant to the time you deliver, quality obstetrical care is an important part of monitoring and managing your baby's health and your own. Prentice Women's Hospital's board-certified physicians and certified nurse midwives provide preconception counseling, prenatal genetics, access to high-risk physicians, and more.
Rush University Medical Center
In addition to general obstetrics, Rush University Medical Center offers specialized and compassionate care for High-Risk pregnancies through The Rush Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Center. Expectant parents whose unborn child has been diagnosed with an anomaly have access to latest technologies and a team of qualified specialists.
West Suburban Midwife Associates, Ltd.
West Suburban Midwife Associates is a unique CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife)-owned midwifery practice, one of the few in Illinois. In addition to our well woman care, we offer natural, nutritional herbal and homeopathic options and utilize acupuncture, chiropractic care, and hypnosis for pregnancy symptom relief, turning breech presentations and postdates management.
Other Pregnancy Resources
CBR - Cord Blood Registry
Save your baby’s cord blood with CBR, the most experienced cord blood bank and the #1 choice of Ob/Gyns and expectant families. If you are pregnant, call CBR today for a free information kit. Learn about the lifesaving potential of your baby’s cord blood stem cells and your options when it comes to saving them. Visit us online today.
Green Lady Cleaning
Green Lady Cleaning serves the Chicago and the Western Suburb families with all natural plant based cleaning products and to leave your home pristine and healthy. We believe that the simple act of cleaning your home should not involve putting toxins in the air.
Mary Jackson Lee, LCSW
Mary Jackson Lee is a private practice Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in individual and couples therapy. Mary offers individualized support for expectant mothers and parents preparing for their new baby and a new stage of their life.
