6-5-11 Swing Shift

Our shift was dead for the first several hours, so I did a postpartum examination on a 3 day old mother & baby. 

The baby’s name is John Michael.  I have a picture of him on an earlier post.  Anyway, the mother remembered me & could speak English, so it made for a good first postpartum to do by myself. 

When there are no labors or newborn checks to do, it makes for a great time to catch up on some sleep! :)

Auntie Elsa is quite handy to have around.  She is very smart & knows how to do a lot, even if it isn’t directly related to midwifery.

  

Felix’s wife had twins a few years ago & so found out about Mercy.  He has been working here ever since.

There was 1 baby boy born on my shift.  I got to chart this birth, so only have 1 more, before I can begin to assist.  Actually, according to Krys’ definition of assisting, I have been doing some all along, so it won’t be all new territory.