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A Life in the Day of a
Labor and Delivery Nurse STORY BY JANE HAWES • PHOTOS BY ALYSIA BURTON
At 8:51 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, a little girl named Leona Marie Doenges was born to Cecelia and Kevin Doenges at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. Her grandmother, Susan Fox, also was present for her birth. And so was Madeline “Maddy” Bumgarner, the labor and delivery nurse on duty. This is how it happened.
TIMELINE 7:00 A.M.: Maddy comes on duty and gets a report from the night-shift nurse about Cecelia Doenges, who had been admitted during the night and is now ready for the final phase of labor and delivery. 7:08: “OK, Cecelia, we’re going to start pushing.” 7:11: “Chin’s to the chest and push hard. Count to 10. Don’t let the air out, push hard.”
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7:13: Maddy goes to wash her hands and sanitize them. She’ll do this after every round, and also keep Cecelia washed and soothed with cool washcloths. 7:14: Maddy lowers the bottom half of the bed and raises the top. “This will help her with her legs so she has more power,” she explains to Kevin and Susan. 7:15: “You count,” Maddy tells Kevin. “Curl into your belly,” she tells Cecelia. 7:26: “Again, stronger, stronger, stronger, againagain. Deep breath.” 7:28: Maddy updates the computerized record of the fetal heartbeat and Cecelia’s contractions.
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| October 2011 | Maternity Directory | columbusparent.com