South Shore Hospital is the first in the state to participate in a Placenta Donation Program to help patients in wound care, surgery, and sports medicine get their lives back on track.

As healthcare continues to evolve, physician assistants are becoming a more integral part of your care team. A South Shore Medical Center physician assistant answers common questions about these providers.

Early labor can be tough. At South Shore Hospital, we have a great resource for moms in early labor, but aren't quite ready to deliver: Our Early Labor Lounge.

If you are expecting multiples, here are five questions you should discuss with your doctor:

Terri Burgess, RN has worked on the maternity unit at South Shore Hospital for more than 30 years. She also welcomed her own triplets back in 2004. Here's her advice for moms of multiples.

There is medical value of the stem cells in a baby's umbilical cord blood. Learn the options available to parents and pros and cons of banking these cells.

Our team discusses the benefits of Count the Kicks, an evidence based, international stillbirth prevention program that helps expectant parents get to know their baby’s normal movement patterns starting in the third trimester of pregnancy (or earlier for multiples or if high risk).

Induction is an attempt to imitate natural labor and birth by causing contractions of the uterus. South Shore Health's experts answer your questions about the induction process.