Postpartum care that helps you feel held, supported and prepared.
Cora Perinatal Care offers gentle, practical, and judgment free support starting at pregnancy for the postpartum season, newborn care, feeding, and everything in between.
Whether you are preparing for birth, planning for postpartum, or already in the middle of life with a newborn, support should meet you where you are. Cora is here to bring calm, guidance, practical help, and a safe place to ask the questions that come up in real time.
In Person Postpartum Support
Hands on care for families in Massachusetts and New Hampshire who want steady, practical and individualized support after baby arrives.
Postpartum can feel tender, beautiful, confusing, and exhausting all at once. This is in-home guidance around recovery and rest, newborn care and more.
Cora supports you without judgment, without pushing one "right way", and without taking over your decisions. The goal is for you to feel more confident and better supported at home.
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Daytime and overnight support
In person care in Northern MA and Southern NH
Support with postpartum recovery, healing and mom's overall wellbeing
Guidance with newborn care and infant soothing techniques
Private classes and preparation for families who want to feel more informed, supported, and prepared before and after baby arrives.
Thinking ahead to your birth, how to care for your newborn, your lactation journey, or what postpartum may look like can feel overwhelming. Cora offers preparation classes and virtual support to help you approach birth, newborn care, lactation, and the postpartum season with greater clarity and confidence.
These sessions are for families who want information, practical tools, insight, and a space where every question is welcome. The focus isn't on promising perfection at any stage of your journey. It's about helping you feel prepared, informed, and empowered.
Through these classes, you'll gain a better understanding of what to expect, build confidence in making decisions that feel right for you and your family, and learn about the resources and support available to you along the way.
This class was designed to help you gain insight on labor and to feel prepared, supported, and empowered for one of life's most transformative experiences.
Together, we'll explore:
The physical and emotional changes your body goes through during labor
What to expect during each stage of the birth process.
Comfort measures
Breathing and positioning techniques
Pain management options
Common medical interventions
Cesarean birth
Partners are strongly encouraged to attend. They will leave with practical tools and hands-on techniques to confidently support you throughout labor, birth, and the early hours after your baby arrives.
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Newborn Care Class - $75
Learn what to expect during the first days and weeks of life with your newborn. This class provides a supportive environment where you gain insight into newborn care and learn practical skills, helping you feel more prepared for the transition into parenthood.
Together, we'll explore:
Normal sleep patterns
Understanding and responding to your baby's cues
Practical soothing techniques
Feeding basics
Diapering (Hands-on practice)
Swaddling (Hands-on practice)
Bathing
Partners are strongly encouraged to attend. Caring for a newborn is a team effort, and this class equips both parents with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to care for their baby together.
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Lactation class - $75
Gain knowledge on what to expect during the first few days and weeks of your lactation journey. This class was designed to help you feel informed and understand the basics of lactation.
Together, we'll explore:
Anatomy of the breast
Milk production and the different phases of breastmilk
How to establish a good latch
Baby's feeding cues
Comfortable nursing positions
Pumping basics
Milk storage and handling
Partners are strongly encouraged to attend. They play an essential role in supporting breastfeeding, and this class provides practical ways they can encourage and assist you throughout your lactation journey.
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Postpartum preparation class - $75
Prepare for the fourth trimester with intention and learn practical ways to build your postpartum plan before your baby arrives. This is a welcoming space to talk openly about the realities of the postpartum period and the transition into parenthood.
Together, we'll explore:
The body's physical and emotional changes
Supporting rest and recovery
Emotional well-being
Support system(s)
Adjusting to this new season
Preparing your home
Resources
Partners are strongly encouraged to attend. Postpartum is a transition for the whole family, and this class gives partners practical tools for supporting recovery and helping create a nurturing environment for the entire family.
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Virtual support
You don't have to navigate postpartum alone. Whether you're looking for guidance through a specific concern or need help troubleshooting a challenge, virtual support allows you to receive personalized care and guidance from wherever you are.
Our virtual sessions are tailored to what you and your family need in the moment. This support is available whether we've worked together in person before or we're meeting for the first time.
Whether you need a one-time session for a specific concern or ongoing support as you navigate the postpartum period, virtual care provides a flexible way to stay connected and supported when you need it most.
Packages
*A travel fee may apply to all packages
Bloom$1,025
Best for families who would like to prepare during pregnancy and feel supported as they begin life with their newborn.
Birth Preparation Class
Newborn Care Class
Lactation Class
Postpartum Preparation Class
12 hours in-person postpartum doula care
Ongoing text support throughout our time together
Nurture$1,975
Best for families who would like to prepare before baby arrives and receive continued care throughout the early postpartum period.
Birth Preparation Class
Newborn Care Class
Lactation Class
Postpartum Preparation Class
24 hours in-person postpartum doula care
Placenta encapsulation - standard package
Ongoing text support throughout our time together
Premium$3,050
Perfect for families who would like comprehensive, extended postpartum care and continued support as they settle into life with their new baby.
Birth Preparation Class
Newborn Care Class
Lactation Class
Postpartum Preparation Class
40 hours in-home postpartum doula care
Placenta encapsulation - premium package
Closing of the bones
Ongoing text support throughout our time together
Don't hesitate to ask how we can build a bundle that fits your family's needs.
Additional Postpartum Care
Thoughtful offerings that honor the body, the family, and the transition into postpartum.
For families who want extra care during this season, Cora also offers placenta encapsulation, placenta keepsakes and closing of the bones ceremony.
These services are created with the same intention as every part of Cora's care: to support the mother, honor what her body has carried, and create space for rest, nourishment, and emotional closure.
Placenta encapsulation
Placenta encapsulation is a practice that may bring additional support for postpartum healing and recovery. These placenta capsules are taken during the postpartum chapter. Placenta encapsulation is available for both vaginal and cesarean births. It's also available for all birth places (hospital, home, birth center).
Packages:
Standard - $375
Placenta capsules
Placenta print
Umbilical cord keepsake (pending length)
Premium - $400
Placenta capsules
Tincture (2 oz)
Placenta print
Umbilical cord keepsake (pending length)
Placenta keepsakes only - $180
Placenta print
Umbilical cord keepsake (pending length)
All packages include placenta pick-up at your birth place (pending location) and drop off to your home (pending location). Mailing via priority shipping offered for locations outside of drop off zone.
Closing of the bones - $275
Closing of the bones offers a time and space to honor your body for all it has done during pregnancy. In many cultures, women traditionally receive this care multiple times during the first 40 days after giving birth. Closing of the bones can also be done after loss, after transitioning or closing a chapter in your life (divorce, new job etc).
This service is available for an additional investment for families who choose in-home postpartum support.
Tell me where you are in your journey, what you are looking for, and what kind of support would feel most helpful right now. If you're not sure, that's ok! We can figure that out together.
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We schedule a complimentary 15 to 30 minute call.
This is a brief, no pressure conversation to get to know each other, understand your needs and get some of your questions answered.
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We create the support that fits your family's needs.
If we are a good fit, we will talk about timing, services, location, and the best next step for the season you are in.
Every family is different. Cora meets you where you are, instead of forcing one method, one routine, or one version of motherhood.
Guidance without judgment.
Whether your choices include breastfeeding, formula, a mix of both, more rest, more help, or a different rhythm than you expected, we will support your decisions and provide guidance where needed.
Care for the new mother (whether this is your first or third baby).
The baby matters deeply, and so does the person recovering, learning, feeding, healing, and holding so much. Cora's care centers the mother and supports the family around her.
Professional, gentle, and honest.
This is not about pretending postpartum is always easy. It is about giving you support, resources, and calm guidance so you do not have to move through it alone.
Meet the heart behind Cora.
Cora Perinatal Care grew from my own experiences with motherhood, my work supporting new mothers, and a deep belief that families deserve to feel cared for during one of life's biggest transitions.
My name is Bruna Gomes. I am mother of three, a wife, a dog mom, and nature lover. I am passionate about helping families feel more prepared, informed, and supported as they enter parenthood. My own pregnancies, births, and postpartum experiences have taught me that every season is different. After a difficult postpartum experience following the birth of my third child, I sought out the support and resources I needed to find my way through it. That experience changed the way I saw postpartum care and deepened my desire to make sure other mothers don't feel like they have to navigate it alone.
As a certified postpartum doula, a certified placenta specialist and an educator, my work focuses on helping families prepare for postpartum before they are in it, while also providing practical, compassionate support once they arrive there. I believe you don't need more pressure to have the perfect postpartum experience. My approach is simple: I want families to feel more prepared, more informed, and more supported. I want to be the calm person in the room who can offer practical help, answer questions without judgment, encourage rest, and remind you that needing care does not mean you are failing.
My work is also deeply connected to my Brazilian roots and my experiences living between two cultures. Cora comes from Coração, the Portuguese word for heart, and my logo's hibiscus flower is inspired by one of the flowers I love seeing when I'm in Brazil. Both are meaningful reminders of where I come from and the heart I bring into this work. I bring the warmth and leveza, or lightness, that I associate with my Brazilian culture together with the boundaries and intentional holding of space that have shaped my experiences in the United States. Together, these influences have shaped the way I care for families: with warmth, honesty, respect, and intention.
You can have family around and still need professional support. Loved ones often want to help, but they may not always have an unbiased perspective on how to support newborn care, feeding questions, recovery, rest, routines, or the emotional parts of postpartum. Cora's role is to bring calm, unbiased and practical guidance and help your support system work better for you.
Needing support does not mean you are not capable. It means you are moving through a major life transition and deserve care while you do it. Many mothers feel guilty receiving help, even when they deeply need it. Part of this work is helping you rest, receive support, and lean into your intuition.
No. Cora offers guidance, education, resources, and practical support, but your family's values and choices matter. The goal is not to impose one way of feeding, resting, parenting, or recovering. The goal is to help you feel informed and supported in the decisions that are right for you.
In person support is available in the Boston area, Northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire, depending on location and availability. For families outside the in-person service area, virtual support may be a good fit.
Yes! Cora offers birth preparation, newborn care, lactation, and postpartum preparation. These sessions help you feel more prepared before baby arrives and give you a clearer sense of what support, recovery, feeding, and newborn life can look like.
Absolutely! At Cora, we provide support to families whether they are expecting their first baby, or have older children. Our belief is that every new mother and parent deserve to be cared for and supported, no matter how many times you have gone through it.
Start with the form. After you share a little about your needs, we can schedule a complimentary 15 to 30 minute call. During that conversation, we talk through where you are in your journey, what feels hard or unclear, and what kind of support would make the most sense for your family.
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Cora is currently gathering client stories and reflections. This space will be used to share real experiences from families who felt supported, more rested, more confident, and less alone during pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn life.
