Maternity Care Team

Throughout your stay at Newton-Wellesley Hospital our highly trained staff will support your family. Each staff member is here to provide education, encouragement, individualized care, and even just a listening ear. You can count on the maternity staff to deliver the high quality of care that you need, expect, and deserve.

Chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

Thomas Beatty, MD, Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Associate Chief Nurse

Orla Brandos, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CPHQ, Associate Chief Nurse, Maternal Child Health

Nurse Managers

Nurse managers oversee the nursing staff and the day-to-day operations of the maternity unit.

Clinical Nursing Specialists

Advanced practice nurses serve as clinical resources to nurses.

Certified Nurse Midwives

Nationally certified advanced practice nurses with specialized training around delivering babies and providing prenatal, postpartum, and primary gynecological care. Their expertise is in promoting the normal childbirth process and the health, wellness and education of the woman and her family. They practice in colaboration with an obstetrician and gynecologist and have been an integral part of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital obstetrical team since 1981.

Lactation Consultants

Specialists who offer assistance for more complicated situations requiring hands-on breastfeeding help. They are also involved in teaching daily breastfeeding classes on the unit. Your nurse can give you more information regarding lactation.

In addition, a wide range of staff support new mothers and their families during this time.

• Staff Nurses are registered nurses who are highly skilled in the area of maternity nursing. You will have a nurse for the day shift (7:00 am – 3:00 pm), the evening shift (3:00 pm – 11:00 pm), and the night shift (11:00 pm – 7:00 am).
• Patient Care Assistants help staff nurses with the daily care of patients.
• Student Nurses are from various local schools of nursing. A clinical instructor from their school supervises them during their time on the maternity floor.
• Phlebotomists and IV Nurses are specially trained to do blood tests from either the patient’s finger or arm. Along with staff nurses, IV nurses are specially trained not only to do blood tests but also to place IVs in a patient’s arm or hand.
• Unit Coordinators are the central contacts for the maternity unit and perform transcriptions, clerical, and reception duties. The unit coordinator also performs duties related to admission, discharge and transfer of patients, and is an expert user of the hospital computer system.
• Hospital Chaplains are available for emotional and spiritual support, baby blessings, and questions concerning your child’s religious life.
• Clinical Social Workers are available to provide emotional support, resources and referrals to help guide you by telephone
• (617-243-6695) prior to your delivery and can meet with you while you are in the hospital.
• Childlife Specialists are certified practitioners trained to focus on the emotional and developmental needs of children and families with the mission of reducing stress associated with a hospitalization.
• Environmental Support Service Associates focus on making your hospital stay as comfortable as possible. They clean the rooms, serve meals, empty trash, and keep the maternity floor very organized.

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Patient Advisory Council consists of a group of patients dedicated to helping Newton-Wellesley Hospital identify opportunities to better serve its communities and contribute to the realization of those opportunities.

• Responsibilities of Council members may include: providing input on new products and services, assisting with service development, refining messages for Hospital publications, helping to define new markets, participating in focus groups, providing testimonials for marketing communications, and representing the Hospital at events or with other organizations.
• The Advisory Council meets quarterly on the Hospital campus. If you would like to be considered for membership, please contact Volunteer Services at 617-243-6048.