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Pregnancy & Birth
Also known as Maternity & Obstetrics
Compassionate, community-based care for growing families
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Pregnancy and Birth at Beverly Hospital
At Beverly Hospital, we do everything we can to provide a warm, comfortable, family-centered environment for the birth of your baby. This is a memorable time, and we're dedicated to making it a positive one.
A Team-Based Approach to Pregnancy and Birth
Each year, over 2,000 babies come into the world at Beverly Hospital, and we've provided superior maternity care for generations. It remains so special for us to deliver so many babies of women who were born here themselves.
Moms choose Beverly Hospital Obstetrics and Maternity Services because we make them feel like family. We'll help make this memorable time in your life a positive experience for you and your growing family. Our community hospital setting provides a unique environment for personalized care.
Specialty Care
Along with obstetricians, we're proud to include midwives on our care team here at Beverly Hospital. With midwives, we can provide you with the full range of options for your pregnancy and birth experiences — from low intervention births to care for complex, high-risk pregnancies.
If you or your baby requires a higher level of care, we provide seamless access to specialists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston.
More About Pregnancy & Birth
Labor & Delivery
Obstetricians and midwives at Beverly Hospital provide expert labor & delivery care.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Our perinatologists provide expert maternal-fetal medicine care for high-risk obstetrics.
Midwife Care
Midwives at Beverly Hospital provide prenatal and birth services for low-risk pregnancies.
Newborn Care
Our Special Care Nursery offers care for babies who need extra medical care after they’re born.
Virtual Tour: Beverly Hospital Maternity
Take a virtual tour of our facility, including private rooms and our Level IIB Special Care Nursery.
Parent Education Programs and Classes
To help you prepare for your new baby, Beverly Hospital offers a series of childbirth education programs led by our own certified childbirth educators and registered nurses.
We offer a variety of education programs for your whole family with both in-person and virtual options, including:
- Prenatal classes
- Childbirth classes
- Childcare classes
- Postpartum classes with a focus on fourth trimester care
- Breastfeeding classes
Learn more about our parent and family education classes and programs.
Moms Do Care Program
This physician-led program is for those with substance use challenges. Learn more about Moms Do Care.
Connecting Young Moms Program
The Connecting Young Moms Program at Beverly Hospital provides comprehensive support for teens and young women before and after giving birth. This is a free program offered by the Beverly Hospital Social Work Department in collaboration with the Parent Education Department.
About the Connecting Young Moms Program
What You Can Expect
We help young mothers develop healthy and positive parenting skills through health and parenting education, community resources and peer support. Our caring team is here to support you and answer your questions.
Connecting Young Moms offers free:
- Birth doula services
- Childbirth preparation classes
- Coordination of resources
- New mom support groups
Birth Doula Services
A birth doula is a trained professional who provides support before, during and after you give birth. Our birth doula services include:
- In-person or virtual labor support
- On-call coverage
- Postpartum follow-up
- Prenatal birth plan meeting
Childbirth Preparation Classes
We’ve designed our childbirth preparation classes to help young women and their support person(s) prepare for birth. Participants receive a labor bag and a birth ball. We cover these topics:
- Adjusting to your newborn
- Breastfeeding education taught by a lactation consultant
- Comfort measures for labor
- Emotional aspects of pregnancy
- Interventions during childbirth
- Postpartum realities
- Role of the support person
- Signs and stages of labor
- Signs of preterm labor
- Tour of the Beverly Hospital maternity floors
New Moms Support Group
Our new moms group offers ongoing, weekly support for young mothers and their babies. Beverly Hospital volunteers provide childcare during group meetings. The topics we cover include:
- Balancing parenting, work and education
- Child development
- Enrichment opportunities
- Healthy relationships
- Joys and challenges of young parenthood
Our Team
Our team includes clinical social workers and a health and childbirth educator. We understand the importance of interpersonal relationships and offer you privacy and confidentiality.
We work with you to address any issues surrounding your pregnancy and parenting. Our caring and experienced team provides:
- Assessment of family needs, such as housing, continuing education and financial aid
- Coordination of resources
- Education about the physical and emotional changes during and after pregnancy
- Emotional support
- Health education
- Parenting education and skill building
Learn More
For more information on the Connecting Young Moms Program or to register, please call 978-922-3000, ext. 2720 or email us. We are located across from the hospital in the Parkhurst Building, Suite 117.
North Shore Birth Center Closure
Learn more about the closure of the North Shore Birth Center as of December 2022.
