As part of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, local families share their experiences with the compassionate, expert team in South Shore Health's Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Program.

After having a standard hip replacement several years ago, Paula K. had a chance to have her other hip replaced at our Outpatient Surgical Unit. She seized the chance, and is on the road to living pain-free.

A motorcycle accident led to life-saving surgery at South Shore Hospital and the amputation of his left leg, but Vinny's determination has led him to represent the United States on the international stage.

As Weymouth resident Esther Nganga sat holding her beautiful 11-week old son, Jabari, she laughed recalling her initial skepticism of having a midwife birthing experience. “Growing up in Kenya, I always heard tales of midwives—tales of women laboring and giving birth without the option for pain intervention,” Esther said.