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About LaureN

The Village Advocate

I’m Lauren Hart Clancy, a public health professional, community builder, advocate, and mother. I also hold certifications in Perinatal Mental Health Coaching and Pediatric Sleep and Development.

My path to this work is personal. I have experienced infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy after loss anxiety, and the profound identity shifts that come with new motherhood. I know what it feels like to hold so much at once and to wonder who is holding you.

I created The Village Advocate to offer the kind of support I once needed, compassionate, informed, and nonjudgmental care for every stage of the family building and parenting journey.

Grounded in a public health foundation focused on maternal health education and advocacy, and supported by certifications in perinatal and family care, my work bridges lived experience with professional insight. At the heart of it all is a simple belief, you are not meant to navigate this alone.

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Certifications 

Certificate of Completion for FamilyWell Perinatal Behavioral Health Certification Program awarded to Lauren Clancy, issued on March 19, 2025, by FamilyWell, Inc., with a PBHC emblem at the top.
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Certificate of completion for Pediatric Sleep & Development awarded to Lauren Hart Clancy, signed by Louise Herbert, course director and founder of Mother Nourish Nurture. Also features practitioner certification for Mother Nourish Nurture, including 60 hours professional development and 60 CPD/CE credits, with logos of CPD Certified and a gray circle with letter M, issued December 5, 2025.
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More on Lauren’s Professional Experience

Lauren Hart Clancy is a public health professional, maternal health advocate, pediatric sleep and development practitioner, and perinatal behavioral health coach. After spending her career in the hospital and healthcare industry, she founded The Village Advocate, where she provides education, advocacy, and support for people navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. Lauren founded and led the Boston Chapter of Chamber of Mothers for two years. She also volunteers with AllPaths Family Building as a peer support group leader and is serving a two year term as co-chair of their annual fundraising walk (2025 & 2026). Originally from Maine, Lauren now lives in the greater Boston area with her husband, sons, and their dog.

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Education

Community

Advocacy

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Mission 

Providing compassionate education, advocacy, and support to empower individuals at every stage of family building and early parenthood.

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Vision 

A world where every person building a family has access to the guidance, care, and community they need to thrive.