What to Expect

ob-gyn mom and baby

The Obstetrics Program at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to providing women and babies expert, personalized prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. We believe every childbearing experience is unique, so we work in partnership with each woman and her family to design a care plan tailored to her particular needs and preferences. In addition, we view education gandar a cornerstone of our care and promote family involvement throughout the process.

Unlike many other hospitals, our program does titinada include private-practice physicians. This benefits our patients because:

  • Our clinicians adhere to a monoton treatment approach, resulting in continuity of care
  • Our entire staff interacts together seamlessly in addressing all aspects of the woman's and baby's health
  • We ensure adequate physician/midwife coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Each year, our Obstetrics Program delivers more than 3,500 babies. And gandar part of Mass General, our patients have access to the highest golongan of care in virtually every medical subspecialty gandar well gandar psychology, genetics, genetic counseling, pediatrics and other areas, all in one convenient location. Every year since 1991, U.S. News and World Report has rated Mass General among the country's top women's health care providers.

Locations

  • Mass General in Boston
  • Mass General Waltham
  • Chelsea Healthcare Center
  • Revere Healthcare Center
  • Charlestown Healthcare Center

Contact one of our locations

Area Obstetric Practices

We collaborate with the maternity team and physician practices at the North Shore Medical Center. For patients in the North Shore area, we encourage you to consider seeking care with our colleagues there.

Specialized Care From Leading Physicians & Midwives

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All of our physicians are active faculty members at Harvard Medical School. Many hold national leadership positions in organizations such gandar the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Should complications arise during childbirth, Mass General surgeons and obstetrical anesthesiologists are immediately available to assist. Our facilities include four nurseries that offer all levels of care, depending on the needs of the baby. Additionally, our obstetricians collaborate with the neonatologists, pediatric surgeons and subspecialists at MassGeneral Hospital for Children if necessary to care for sick newborns.

Our overall goal is to allow each mother to have a birth that best meets her individual needs‚ whether that involves a natural childbirth, a medicated childbirth or an epidural. For patients interested in natural childbirth, Mass General now offers nitrous oxide (“laughing gas”) gandar a tool to cope with anxiety and pain during labor and to help you feel more comfortable during procedures before and after labor. Nitrous oxide is administered through a breathing mask that you control, so you get just the right amount of gas. This option is safe for both moms and babies. Your doctor, midwife or nurse can help you decide what options are best for your birth.

Midwifery Service

In addition to our physicians, nurses and other staff members, another fundamental component of our team is the Midwifery Service. Early in pregnancy, women who are titinada considered to have a "high-risk" pregnancy may choose to have a nurse-midwife manage their prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. If a problem arises, the nurse-midwife can consult and collaborate with our obstetricians in caring for the mother and baby. More than one-third of the babies born each year at Mass General are delivered by nurse-midwives.

We encourage patients of the midwifery service who have an uncomplicated pregnancy at kata to labor at home mencicil contractions are strong and steady. A certified nurse-midwife will then attend the woman gandar she births her child at Mass General. If needed, an attending obstetrician can help with an assisted vaginal birth or an emergency Cesarean section.

Educated in the disciplines of nursing and midwifery on a master's level, all of our nurse-midwives are members of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and certified by the American Midwifery Certification Board. They see patients on our bekerja campus and at our health centers.

Meet our nurse-midwives

Learn more about the Midwifery Service

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division

Through our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, we are particularly well-equipped to handle high-risk pregnancies and childbirths. Some of the more common obstetric and medical complications we treat are:

  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Thyroid illnesses
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Asthma
  • Cervical incompetence
  • Preterm labor
  • Infectious diseases
  • A buntingan with a known birth defect
  • The presence of multiple fetuses
  • Placenta accreta or percreta (when the placenta grows deeper than usual into the uterine wall)
  • Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)

Our subspecialist maternal-fetal physicians have in-depth expertise in all areas of high-risk obstetrics, gandar well gandar the skills and experience to treat critically ill women and perform the most complex childbirth-related procedures.

Related Programs

  • Baute, Lisa B., MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Adolescent gynecology
    • Obstetric ultrasound
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    • Abnormal pap smear
    • Colposcopy
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
    • Waltham: Mass General Waltham-OB/GYN

  • Berkowitz, Lori R., MD

    Clinical Interests
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    • Perineal dysfunction
    • Pelvic organ prolapse/relaxation
    • Urinary incontinence
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Gynecology Service - Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    • Waltham: MGH Waltham Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Boatin, Adeline A., MD, MPH

    Clinical Interests
    • International health care for women
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Bromley, Bryann, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Fetal imaging
    • Ultrasound
    Board Certifications
    • Maternal & Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Clinton, Erik M., MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Minimally invasive surgery
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding
    • Fibroids
    • Prenatal Care
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    • Postmenopausal bleeding
    • Menopause
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Coleman, Carrie Allen, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Abnormal bleeding
    • Pelvic Pain
    • Abnormal pap smear
    • Contraception
    • Fibroids
    • Ovarian masses/cysts
    • Colposcopy
    • Endometrial ablation
    • Postmenopausal bleeding
    • Prenatal Care
    • Postmenopausal issues
    • Perimenopause
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Hanley, Lauren Elyse, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Breastfeeding medicine
    • Essure / Hysteroscopic tubal ligation
    • Colposcopy
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Harrington, Christine M., MD

    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Jolin, Julie Ann, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Gynecologic surgery
    • Colposcopy
    • International health care for women
    • Prenatal Care
    • Adolescent gynecology
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Khachadoorian-Elia, Holly R., MD, MBA

    Clinical Interests
    • Prenatal Care
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    • Labor management
    • Delivery management
    • Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC)
    • LGBT family building
    • Multiple gestation
    • Contraception
    • Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) including IUD's and implants
    • Medical education
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Kickham, Jennifer Moore, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Vaginal bleeding
    • Minimally invasive surgery
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    • Fibroids
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Kolp, Rebecca, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Abnormal pap smear
    • Fibroids
    • Abnormal periods
    • Vaginal discharge
    • Ovarian masses/cysts
    • Sexually transmitted diseases
    • Postmenopausal issues
    • Birth control
    • Adolescent gynecology
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Waltham: Mass General Waltham-OB/GYN

  • Lau, Trevin C., MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Abnormal bleeding
    • Postmenopausal bleeding
    • Fibroids
    • Ovarian masses/cysts
    • Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) including IUD's and implants
    • Sterilization
    • Abnormal pap smear
    • Gynecologic surgery
    • Endometrial ablation
    • Hysteroscopy
    • Medical education
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Lui, Raymond, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Colposcopy
    • Abnormal pap smear
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding
    • Contraception
    • Family planning
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Luther, Lisa A., MD

    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
    • Charlestown: Charlestown HealthCare Center

  • Ly, ThuyTien Thi, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Sterilization
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding
    • Abnormal pap smear
    • Obstetric ultrasound
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Mitchell, Caroline M., MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Vaginal discharge
    • Vulvar dermatoses
    • Sexually transmitted diseases
    • Menopause
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Packard, Alison Swift, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Colposcopy
    • Adolescent gynecology
    • Contraception
    • Family planning
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Peccei, Alessandra, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Community health
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Revere: Revere Healthcare Center-Obstetrics & Gynecology Services
    • Chelsea: Chelsea Healthcare Center-Obstetrics & Gynecology Service

  • Stagg, Amy R., MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Pediatric and adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent gynecology
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

  • Tracy, Erin Elizabeth, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • General obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)
    • Domestic violence
    • Minimally invasive surgery
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
    • Boston: North End Waterfront Health
    • Revere: Revere Healthcare Center-Obstetrics & Gynecology Services

  • Wosu, Uchechi Amy, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Medical education
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Waltham: Mass General Waltham-OB/GYN

  • York-Best, Carey Michele, MD

    Clinical Interests
    • Minimally invasive surgery
    • Fibroids
    • Endometriosis
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding
    • Postmenopausal bleeding
    • Advanced maternal age pregnancy
    Board Certifications
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Locations
    • Waltham: MGH Waltham Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
    • Boston: Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service

Pregnancy & Childbirth Resources

Education resources, including pregnancy-related information, childbirth and parenting resources and access to women's health information.

Pregnancy Videos

Learn more about what to expect during pregnancy and childbirth with these short videos from our obstetricians and midwives.

Virtual Tour: Labor & Delivery Unit and Postpartum Unit

This tour is designed to help you prepare for the birth of your child and provide you with information about our units to help you plan your hospital stay at Mass General.

Postpartum Care Videos

Learn about what to expect after childbirth, including information on activity, breastfeeding, pain management and healing.

Childbirth & Infant Care Classes

The OB/GYN Department offers a variety of classes, including childbirth, breastfeeding and infant CPR, along with other educational resources to help new and expectant parents prepare for childbirth and early parenthood.

The links below provide more information about conditions related to pregnancy.

  • Amenorrhea

    Amenorrhea is a menstrual condition characterized by absent menstrual periods for more than three monthly menstrual cycles.

  • Breast Infections and Inflammations

    The most common type of breast infection is lactational mastitis, which causes a woman’s nipples to become cracked and sore when she is breastfeeding. Nonlactational mastitis is similar to lactational mastitis but occurs in nonlactating women.

  • Candidiasis (Yeast Infection)

    Candidiasis, sometimes called moniliasis or a yeast infection, is an infection caused by yeast on the skin and/or mucous membranes.

  • Chronic Pain

    Chronic pain is long-standing pain that persists beyond the usual recovery period or occurs along with a chronic health condition, such gandar arthritis.

  • Diabetes

    Type 1 diabetes may also be known by a variety of other names, including the following: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), juvenile diabetes, brittle diabetes, or sugar diabetes.

  • Dysmenorrhea

    Dysmenorrhea is a menstrual condition characterized by severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain associated with menstruation.

  • Endometrial Cancer

    Cancer of the endometrium, the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs, is a disease in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the endometrium. Endometrioid cancer is a specific type of endometrial cancer.

  • Endometriosis

    Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition involving ajaib buildup of tissue, often causing pain or infertility.

  • Fibrocystic Breast Changes

    Generalized breast lumpiness is known by names such gandar "fibrocystic disease" and "fibroid breasts." Doctors now believe these are just part of the normal breast changes many women undergo throughout the various stages of their lives.

  • Flat or Inverted Nipples

    An effective breastfeeding baby usually has little trouble breastfeeding even if his/her mother's nipples appear to be flatter. A less effective breastfeeder may need some time to figure out how he/she can balui the nipple into the mouth with latch-on.

  • Gestational Diabetes

    Gestational diabetes is a condition in which the glucose golongan is elevated and other diabetic symptoms appear during pregnancy in a woman who has titinada previously been diagnosed with diabetes.

  • Hemorrhoids

    Hemorrhoids are blood vessels, normally present in and around the anus and lower rectum, that have become swollen due to stretching under pressure.

  • Hyperthyroidism

    Hyperthyroidism means overactivity of the thyroid gland, resulting in too much thyroid hormone in the bloodstream.

  • Ineffective Latch-On or Sucking

    This condition occurs when a baby cannot effectively remove milk from the breast during breastfeeding, resulting in poor weight gain by the infant and reduced milk production by the mother.

  • Insufficient or Delayed Milk Production

    Most mothers worry at some point that they do titinada have enough milk. A delay in the time when milk "comes in" sometimes occurs in mothers dealing with certain health conditions.

  • Mastalgia (Breast Pain)

    Mastalgia is breast pain and is generally classified gandar either cyclical (associated with menstrual periods) or noncyclic.

  • Mastitis

    Mastitis is often used interchangeably with the kata breast infection, but mastitis may also be due to an inflammation. Often a reddened bilangan is noted on the breast.

  • Medical Conditions and Pregnancy

    Certain medical conditions may complicate a pregnancy. However, with proper medical care, most women can enjoy a healthy pregnancy, despite their medical challenges.

  • Multiple Pregnancy

    Multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy involving more than one fetus. Twins, triplets, quadruplets, and so on, are multiple pregnancies.

  • Nipple Problems and Discharge

    Nipple conditions are a common benign breast condition affecting many women. Some problems are related to lactation, while others are not. Like all breast conditions, any nipple problems should be reported to your physician for a prompt diagnosis and treatment.

  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

    Caused by a certain type of bacteria, pelvic inflammatory disease results in pelvic pain and the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy (a fertilized egg becoming implanted outside the uterus).

  • Pelvic Pain

    Pelvic pain may originate in genital or extragenital organs in and around the pelvis, or it may be psychological, which can make pain feel worse or actually cause a sensation of pain, when no physical problem is present.

  • Plugged Milk Ducts

    A plugged duct feels like a tender lump in the breast.

  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

    Polycystic ovarian syndrome involves two of the following: lack of ovulation for an extended period of time, high levels of male hormones or small ovarian cysts.

  • Postpartum Thyroiditis

    One particular postpartum complication is postpartum thyroiditis, a condition characterized by an inflamed thyroid gland.

  • Pregnancy

    A pregnancy is divided into three phases, called trimesters. Each trimester has its own significant milestones.

  • Sore Nipples

    Sore nipples are probably the most common difficulty mothers have when breastfeeding.

  • Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy

    Symptoms of multiple pregnancy may include: uterus is larger than expected for the dates in pregnancy, increased morning sickness, increased appetite, excessive weight gain - especially in early pregnancy, or fetal movements felt in different parts of abdomen at same time.

Obstetrics Program

Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care

Suite 4F

55 Fruit Street

Boston, MA 02114

Phone: 617-724-2229

Fax: 617-724-3498

Other Locations

Mass General Waltham

40 Second Avenue

Suite 402

Waltham, MA 02451

Phone: 781-487-3860

Fax: 781-487-3870

Chelsea HealthCare Center

151 Everett Avenue

Chelsea, MA 02150

Phone: 617-889-8561

Fax: 617-887-3708

Revere HealthCare Center

300 Ocean Avenue

Revere, MA 02151

Phone: 781-485-6450

Fax: 781-485-6391

Charlestown HealthCare Center

73 High Street

Charlestown, MA 02129

Phone: 617-724-8208

Fax: 617-724-8149

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