Sarah's pregnancy story
Sarah recently moved from New York to Port St. Lucie, Florida for a fresh start. Her pregnancy was uneventful until the final moments. What began as a routine delivery turned into a race against time, and two HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital nurses stepped in and helped save Sarah and her baby’s lives.
“I like to have a plan, and my plan was to come in, have a natural birth and be gone within 24 hours,” Sarah said. Instead, she faced a life-threatening emergency, one that her expert care team was ready to respond to in an instant.
As Sarah’s labor progressed, Morgan, her nurse, noticed changes in the baby’s heart rate and alerted the physician and OR team. Sarah recalls the critical moment vividly: “We were getting close to when I’d need to start pushing and [the baby]’s heart rate went down, and my blood pressure was falling so we did a very fast emergency C-section.” Through it all, Morgan and her colleague Alexi never left Sarah’s side — except for one brief moment when Alexi stepped out of the operating room to reassure Sarah’s mother that the surgery was successful and both Sarah and her daughter were healthy and safe.
In recovery, Sarah reflected on the compassion behind the care. “They didn’t act like I was just a patient. Everybody was more than professional, they were personable. I never expected needing it, but I’m so grateful to have received that level of support.”
Sarah remembers the small gestures that made a big difference. She recalled thanking a nurse for helping her clean up before being discharged: “And she told me simply, ‘I want to treat you how I’d want to be treated.’”
Today, Sarah and her newborn are safe at home, grateful for the excellent care they received: “I couldn’t have asked for a better story. I wish I didn’t have to have surgery, but my delivery worked out for the best. It couldn’t have happened with a better team.”
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