About Pregnancy by Design

Mom, Psychologist, Doula, Childbirth Educator.
Dr. Elizabeth Pearce is a licensed clinical psychologist, DONA-certified birth doula, and Lamaze-Certified Childbirth Educator. She is the creator of the Birth Profile Assessment and the The Beyond the Birth Plan course, a childbirth preparation system that is the first and only one of its kind to customize labor preparation to the expectant parent’s unique personality and lifestyle factors. Dr. Pearce has supported laboring couples in a variety of birth settings, noticing the psychosocial factors that seemed to contribute to positive birth outcomes. She taught private and group childbirth courses for several years, honing her message about how psychology influences childbirth. She also presents prenatal workshops about mental preparation for labor. Dr. Pearce gets excited about helping each woman discover the beautiful design of her mind and body, and empowering her to birth in her own unique way.

Abigail Morrissey Riordan, RN, BSN, NC-BC is a board certified Nurse Coach. She received her BSN from Villanova University. Abigail has 8 years of varied RN experience including working as a pediatric travel nurse, a pediatric oncology/hematology infusion nurse and school nurse. She seeks to empower expectant mothers and support families with education during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period.

Chandra Lattig, MBA
Mom & Maternal Health Advocate.
Chandra is the President of www.heritageads.com, a company that specializes in Maternal Health Communications and patient acquisition. She co-founded Pregnancy by Design in 2018 upon realizing there was a great need for vetted maternal health information that is accessible to everyone. She and her husband, Ryan have worked along with an amazing team of maternal health and childbirth professionals to build a comprehensive, whole-person childbirth education platform. Her vision for Pregnancy by Design is to encourage, educate and support parents during pregnancy and in the early and ongoing days of parenthood so that they may experience joy rather than uncertainty and exhaustion that so often accompanies parenthood. Chandra has been married to Ryan for 18 years and is mother to two beautiful, busy little girls.

Dr. Jean completed her undergraduate studies at Barnard College, Columbia University in New York City. She graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1987 and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Union Hospital, Union, NJ. Board certified in Family Practice, she is on the active staff of Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ in the department of Family Practice since 1989.

Dr. Jean received her training in the Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaPro TECHNOLOGY at the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha, NE in 2002. She is trained as a FertilityCare Practitioner as well as a Certified FertilityCare Medical Consultant. She is an active member and Past President of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals. She is also a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine, International Institute of Restorative Reproductive Medicine, Catholic Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association and American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

Bestselling author of “Hope and Healing, What Ultimately You Need from Your Doctor”, Dr. Jean is passionate about helping patients achieve the best level of health possible. Dr. Jean is a Certified Practitioner by The Institute of Functional Medicine and is the founder and director of Morningstar Family Health https://morningstarfhc.com/.
She has been voted a “NJ Top Doc” since 2017. Dr. Jean and her husband Bill have lived in Hunterdon County since 1989. They and their seven adult children enjoy the rural atmosphere and beautiful countryside. She enjoys hiking, camping, reading and playing with her grandchildren.

Dr. Lauren Cannavo attended The University of Scranton where she received her bachelor's degree in Biology. She obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and was selected to complete a General Dentistry Residency program at Overlook Hospital, an affiliate of the renowned Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Cannavo currently practices family dentistry at Warren County Dental Center in New Jersey. She keeps current with the latest advances in dental medicine by regularly attending continuing education courses and is an active member of the New Jersey Dental Association as well as the American Dental Association.

Over the years Dr. Lauren - as her patients refer to her, has used her gentle and caring chair-side manner to build positive and trusting relationships with patients of all ages. As a mother of three young children, Dr. Lauren has a particular interest in women’s dental health, especially that of expectant mothers. www.warrencountydentalcenter.com

Dr. Nicole Bringer has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy with advanced training in pelvic health and obstetrics through the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Nicole is truly a pelvic health expert, and even more specifically, an obstetric trained Physical Therapist that helps moms during pregnancy and their postpartum recovery. Her work helps reduce pelvic pain, enjoy exercise, intercourse, and protect their bodies while doing everyday mom stuff. Besides advocating for moms, she is a wife and mama of two that loves beaches in the summer and wool socks in the winter (She is from Michigan...brrrr!).

Lauren McClain is a childbirth educator specializing in low-intervention and drug-free birth. She is the Director of Education at a busy birth center in Annapolis, MD and teaches private childbirth classes. With a master’s degree in literacy education, Lauren has career experience with preschool through adult learners.

Lauren is a widely published writer in the birth and parenting sphere. Her work has been featured in Mothering, Holistic Parenting, Birth issues, Pathways to Family Wellness, True Birth, and Mama Birth as well as elsewhere in the blogosphere.

One of her favorite subjects is breech and fetal positioning. In addition to consulting and writing for other outlets on the subject, she developed and maintains a website to help parents of breech babies make decisions about their care at betterbirthblog.org.

Leah Mason-Virgin, RN, IBCLC, FCN became interested in becoming a lactation consultant 14 years ago, after a undergoing a difficult breastfeeding journey with her first-born child. She will never forget the kindness nor the help she received from a lactation consultant who helped save her breastfeeding relationship

As an advance practice International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with extensive experience working in private and hospital practices, Leah has overseen unique cases such as those relating to neonatal oral restriction, and other maladies.

Leah’s personal and professional experiences led her to see that a gap in help for breastfeeding as well a lack of good knowledge. Her goal is to further breastfeeding success for patients, increase breastfeeding knowledge among health care workers, and add to the lactation body of knowledge.