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MGH vs Melrose Wakefield/Winchester

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I just found out I am pregnant and am very excited but freaking out a little. My first concern is finding a doctor. My PCP is out og MGH and always throught I would go to a OB there. However I live on the North Shore and my husband thinks I should go some place closer just in case. Anyone have opinions on hospitals and/or OB recommendations??

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Re: MGH vs Melrose Wakefield/Winchester

  • lulubella1lulubella1
    I live on the North Shore and used a midwife at MGH. We had a great experience there but I work in Boston so appointments were very convenient for me. If you want to stay on North Shore I would pick Winchester over M/W because it's a better hospital with better services for infants should there be any issue after the birth.  Good luck!
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  • modom3278modom3278

    My OB is at Winchester OBGYN Associates, so I delivered at Winchester Hospital.  I would highly recommend both.

    Are you in Middlesex County though, or actually on the North Shore?  If on the NS, I've heard Beverly Hospital is pretty good.

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  • tay118tay118 member
    I'm not sure where on the North Shore you are but MGH has a building in Waltham (I know its not North Shore but it beats having to drive into Boston for every appointment) MGH West. Dr. Pocock is great! But there are also a couple others that are fabulous as well.
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  • NineTwentyOhEightNineTwentyOhEight
    Not sure you'll see this as I'm late to the game, but we are delivering (any day I hope!) at MGH and we live in the Woburn/Reading/Wakefield area - all my appts have been in Waltham which is super convenient and I'm not worried about getting to MGH for delivery. My OB is Dr. Wosu and I really like her.
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  • MrsBini10MrsBini10

    I used North Shore Physicians Group OBGYN in Swampscott and they were good.  I delivered at Salem Hospital and I had a fine experience there too, I needed an emergency c-section and they were very attentive, all went quite smoothly.  I have a genetic condition that requires very careful monitoring of any anesthesia and special anesthetic precautions, and I did not have any issues.  They really seemed to know what they were doing.

    At one point a few weeks ago I was hospitalized for several days at MGH due to bleeding and preterm labor--I went to MGH because I was right near there at the time and my doctor told me to go to the nearest ER.  I liked L&D at MGH and asked if I could switch (at 34 weeks) to have my appointments there and deliver there.  They basically said no, because I live in Lynn and with traffic the drive to MGH while in labor could be problematic.

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