South Shore Hospital Babies

11/15/2025

At South Shore Hospital, we want your Golden Hour experience to be uniquely yours.

Patients on our Maternity Unit will see this Golden Hour "menu" upon admission, allowing them to make specific choices for their experience.

If the newborn and birthing parent don't require extra support after birth, our team will work collaboratively with the parent to meet as many requests as possible.

Learn more about the Golden Hour: https://hubs.ly/Q03Sgsm80

11/14/2025

If you're expecting a baby, South Shore Health's Newborn Essentials class can help prepare you to care for your newborn during the first six weeks after birth.

Our informative, hands-on class teaches new parents diapering basics, umbilical cord care, and proper infant positioning, as well as ways to comfort your crying baby, guidelines for safe infant sleep and car seat safety essentials.

Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend, but do not need to register. Learn more and register for an upcoming class: https://hubs.ly/Q03SgVVj0

11/13/2025

Our next Virtual Childbirth Preparation class will be held in two sessions, Monday, Nov. 17 and Monday, Nov. 24 from 6 to 9:15 p.m.

This informative course will help prepare new parents for the labor and birth process as well as post-partum recovery. Learn breathing and relaxation techniques and guided imagery exercises for labor, as well as information about breastfeeding and newborn care.

Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend the classes but do not need to register.

Learn more and sign up here:

This two-session course will help you develop an understanding of labor, the birth process and post-partum recovery.

11/12/2025

South Shore residents Laura and Rosie first met in the elevator at South Shore Hospital after welcoming their baby girls on July 12, 2023.

Laura welcomed Claire Caroline, while Rosie welcomed Lola Nicole.

The two moms quickly formed a friendship, joined a local mommy-and-me group, and continued to meet throughout their maternity leaves and beyond.

When Rosie texted Laura to share that she was due with her third baby on November 7, 2025, Laura was shocked: she was expecting as well, and the two friends had the same due date!

Although their babies didn’t arrive on the same day this time, their stays at South Shore Hospital overlapped, allowing them to share another special moment together, pictured in this photo.

Laura welcomed Hadley Jane on October 31, and Rosie welcomed Josephine “Joey” Dianne on November 2.

It was another serendipitous moment for their growing families, though the girls do joke Rosie “lapped” Laura in babies since Rosie had Cecilia Carolyn in August of 2024.

We’re proud to play a small part in their friendship and to celebrate their special South Shore Hospital connection!

Learn more about pregnancy & childbirth care at South Shore Health: https://hubs.ly/Q03SCp8y0

11/12/2025

There's still time to sign up for tonight's Virtual Meet the Midwives session.

If you're interested in learning more about midwifery care at South Shore Health, join us via Webex at 6 p.m. to meet our wonderful team, and have your questions answered.

This is a free event, but registration is required:

South Shore Health presents this open forum for expecting parents to meet our certified nurse midwives.

11/11/2025

There's still space available in our next Virtual Ready for Breastfeeding class. If you're planning to breastfeed, this prenatal program can help get you and your baby off to a smooth start.

Board-certified lactation consultants and experienced nurses teach proper positioning, feeding frequency, how to read your baby's hunger signs, the importance of skin-to-skin contact and offer helpful hints for a successful breastfeeding experience.

Register here for the Nov. 12 session: https://hubs.ly/Q03SCphZ0

11/11/2025

On Veterans Day, we remember, honor, and thank all who served our country.

We send a special "thank you" to all of our colleagues who served.

11/10/2025

There's still space available in tonight's Virtual Understanding Grandparenting class.

This unique virtual program is a refresher course for grandparents on caring for a new baby, focusing on changes in infant care, safety measures and health practices that have taken place since they had their own babies.

Learn more and sign up: https://hubs.ly/Q03SgtMn0

11/09/2025

If your considering making midwifery care part of your pregnancy, you won't want to miss our next Virtual Meet the Midwives session!

Join us via Webex Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. to meet members of our terrific team, ask questions and learn more about midwifery care at South Shore Health.

This is a free event but registration is required:

South Shore Health presents this open forum for expecting parents to meet our certified nurse midwives.

11/08/2025

So many grandparents are providing childcare for their grandchildren these days, and according to Childbirth Education program manager Michele O’Hara, "caring for babies is very different than it was back in the day."

That's where South Shore Health's unique Understanding Grandparenting class comes in.

The two-hour virtual program is a refresher course for grandparents on caring for a new baby, focusing on changes in infant care, safety measures, and health practices that have taken place since they had their own babies.

Sign up for the next session: https://hubs.ly/Q03Sgyr50

11/07/2025

Planning to visit a loved one at South Shore Hospital this weekend?

We encourage you to visit our website to get details on our visitor policy at the Hospital and elsewhere across South Shore Health: https://hubs.ly/Q03Sg3xX0

11/03/2025

There's still space available in the Nov. 5 session of our Virtual Newborn Essentials class. This session will be held via WebEx on Wednesday evening 6-8:30 p.m.

This informative, hands-on class teaches new parents diapering basics, umbilical cord care, and proper infant positioning, as well as ways to comfort your crying baby, guidelines for safe infant sleep and car seat safety essentials.

Learn more and register: