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The ABCs of Infant Safe Sleep
The critical components to infant safe sleep are as simple as ABC. Learn how some simple steps can keep your sleeping baby safe.
BlogEsther Nganga's Story: Discovering Midwifery Care
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.
BlogA Record-Breaking Night: South Shore Health’s Luminaria raises $345,000 for Home Care
Duxbury’s Rosemary and Jim Phalen; Christopher Oddleifson, Chief Executive Officer of Rockland Trust Company named “Home Care Champions."
News & MediaPlacenta Donation Program 'Replicates the Circle of Life'
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.
BlogBaby on the Way! Bridgewater Mom Delivers in the Backseat
When she felt the first contractions at 11:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve, Renai Townsend thought she had time to get to Boston to deliver her second child. “I thought they were Braxton Hicks contractions, which I had before,” she said. Renai called her parents to come over to watch her 2-year-old son, Will...
News & MediaGynecology
Gynecological health affects so much of a patient's life: their self-image, their activity levels, their moods, their relationships, and more. The care team at South Shore Health is dedicated to providing individualized care from exceptional and experienced providers. South Shore Health offers...
How to Cope with Mom Guilt
Motherhood can be tough, but many moms feel like they have to hide that fact. A South Shore Health midwife talks about mom guilt and how to cope with these feelings throughout pregnancy–and beyond.
BlogSouth Shore Health System Breaks Ground With First-of-its-Kind National Childbirth Study
South Weymouth, Mass., (October 3, 2018) - In an effort to reduce the growing epidemic of unnecessary cesarean deliveries, South Shore Hospital has teamed-up with Ariadne Labs, a joint center between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to implement a new...
News & MediaMelissa A DiNunno, CNM, DNP
Locations
South Weymouth, MA
Weymouth, MA
Bio
Before becoming a midwife, I was a labor and delivery nurse at South Shore Hospital for 14 years. Women's health is my passion, and it is a privilege to return as a provider. I am honored to care for women during pregnancy, labor, birth, and throughout the lifespan. My care focuses on a team approach with the patient as the leader. Beyond midwifery, I enjoy hiking and yoga and love being a mom most of all.
