Maternal Child Health Services

Maternity & Pediatrics

Nothing is as special as the bond between parent and child. Shore Memorial has a family-centered approach when it comes to childbirth and the hospitalization of a child. The Maternity Care Center provides patients with a special combination of compassion, expertise and advanced technology. Special attention is paid to helping pregnant mothers and new families develop and maintain those early bonds. Shore Memorial's family-centered approach to care is also evident in the inpatient Pediatric and Adolescent Care Center. Every resource is focused on the child's well-being, comfort and rapid healing.

Shore Memorial is proud to be the only hospital in South Jersey to be a member of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Care Network. This relationship means that CHOP pediatric hospitalists are available on site, 24 hours a day, everyday to care for newborns and pediatric patients. In addition, CHOP neonatologists are available 24 hours a day for newborns who require specialized care.

Special Care Nursery

Our Special Care Nursery team, supported by the CHOP Newborn & Pediatric Care Program, uses high-tech monitoring devices for sick or special-care newborns allowing these babies to remain with the family rather than requiring transfer to another hospital.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program

During pregnancy, a woman’s medical needs are usually handled by an obstetrician, a physician who specializes in pregnancy, labor and delivery. However, sometimes a woman needs additional expertise and she is referred to a maternal-fetal medicine specialist -- an obstetrician who is trained in fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies. Under the direction of Dr. Robert Debbs, a renowned specialist with the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Shore Memorial Hospital, our Maternity Care Center’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program provides these expectant mothers with the specialized care they need.