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An Update on South Shore Hospital's Visitor Policy

Effective Monday, October 26, 2020, the visitor and mask policies at South Shore Hospital will change to keep our patients, their families, and our...

An Update on South Shore Hospital's Visitor Policy

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South Shore Health Introduces Obstetrics Emergency Department

The Obstetrics Emergency Department is the first of its kind in Massachusetts.

South Shore Health Introduces Obstetrics Emergency Department

Caleb Herzberg, a baby in South Shore Hospital's Special Care Nursery

Giving birth in a pandemic: Hospitals step up restrictions

As expectant mothers worry about giving birth during the COVID-19, South Shore Health has taken extra precautions to keep moms, babies, and staff safe.

Giving birth in a pandemic: Hospitals step up restrictions

Ariadne Labs and the Team Birth Project

South Shore Hospital lowers its C-section rate with “Team Birth Project”

One year after being chosen as the pilot site for a one-of-its-kind study, South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, has seen a nearly 4-percent decrease in its first time cesarean section...

South Shore Hospital lowers its C-section rate with “Team Birth Project”

South Shore EMS and Salas Family

South Shore Health Paramedics Help Deliver Baby in Weymouth

It was anything but a routine call for South Shore Health paramedics when the crew was dispatched to a patient’s home to care for a pregnant mother. Learn more about how the team helped a young family...

South Shore Health Paramedics Help Deliver Baby in Weymouth

South Shore Hospital teams up with Ariadne Labs for one-of-a-kind birth study

2 Ways 'Team Birth Project' Works to Decrease Maternal Mortality

A new collaborative approach is designed to improve birth outcomes, decrease cesarean section procedures, and increase patient engagement - and South Shore Hospital is leading the way. Read more.

2 Ways 'Team Birth Project' Works to Decrease Maternal Mortality

Ariadne Labs and the Team Birth Project

Boston 25 News reports on Team Birth Project

The "Team Birth Project" is a new approach to bringing C-section numbers down. Boston 25 News recently profiled our participation in the program.

Boston 25 News reports on Team Birth Project

Dr. Dever and Karen Holmes Ward of WCVB's CityLine

Kim Dever, MD on CityLine: Racial Disparities in Childbirth

South Shore Health's Kim Dever, MD introduced the City Line audience to South Shore Health’s Team Birth Project, a first-of-its-kind program aimed at improving communication with patients and their...

Kim Dever, MD on CityLine: Racial Disparities in Childbirth

Meet the South Shore’s first baby of 2019

It’s a girl! Meet the South Shore’s first baby of 2019

Congratulations to the Kish family of Weymouth, whose daughter was the first baby born on the South Shore in 2019.

It’s a girl! Meet the South Shore’s first baby of 2019

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South Shore Hospital uses new approach on drug-addicted babies

A new way of caring for opioid-addicted newborns has allowed South Shore Hospital to reduce the use of withdrawal symptom medications by 25 percent over the past seven months and let pediatric...

South Shore Hospital uses new approach on drug-addicted babies