Birthing Unit

Evaluation/Triage

Evaluations of your pregnancy are performed in this area at the request of your physician/midwife. If you are in labor you will be moved to a birthing room.

Birthing Rooms

There are 15 birthing rooms for labor, birth and recovery. There are four operating rooms to accommodate Cesarean births. A board-certified obstetrician is in the hospital 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; board-certified anesthesiologists are also on site 24/7.

Mother and Infant Unit

While your physical needs continue to be of importance, family education is the cornerstone of the care provided in our mother and infant unit after the birth. We encourage you to keep the baby with you as much as possible during your hospital stay, so that you may feel comfortable caring for your baby when you go home. Nurseries are always open for your convenience.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Our NICU is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by board-certified neonatologists who are on staff at both South Shore Hospital and Children’s Hospital, Boston.  If needed, physicians from Children’s Hospital and New England Medical Center with specialized expertise in particular newborn health complications are available for immediate consultation.

For a tour of our Maternity Center contact the Maternity Concierge at 781-624-4354.