Bayfront Chaplain Doug Harrell’s Bayfront Baby Story
At Christmas dinner, our daughter and her husband announced that
they were moving home to Florida and that they were expecting their first child
(our first grandchild) in July! Along with the first wave of excitement,
I felt a wave of thankfulness that their baby might be born at Bayfront.
Serving as a Chaplain here, I have seen first-hand the exceptional care and
compassion of our doctors and nurses in Labor and Delivery. Little did we
know seven months later, almost to the day, we would all be “put to the
test.”
Early in her eighth month, our daughter developed
pre-eclampsia, a condition that threatened the lives of our daughter and her
baby due to dangerously high blood pressure. We were all very anxious but
deeply confident in the medical staff’s knowledge and skill to protect mother
and child.
After eight days on bed rest in the hospital, our
daughter delivered the baby, weighing only 3lbs, 15oz, a month early. Due
to some breathing difficulties, the baby was moved to intensive care at All
Children’s Hospital. Named Walton Renee, the baby began nursing within
two days and was home on the tenth day after birth. Laura’s blood
pressure returned to normal within hours after delivery. She is healing
well from her c-section. Walton continues to thrive and grow.
Our family will always be thankful to God for the excellent care our daughter
and her daughter received at Bayfront!
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