title: Almost 20 years after a traumatic birth experience: "Joshua is doing just fine".
abstract: This personal account is about a labor and delivery experience that brought together two women--the author, an obstetric nurse, and Mrs. Hamilton,* the patient she cared for. This uneventful labor ended with the rapid delivery of Mrs. Hamilton's second son, who experienced a nuchal cord injury. This narrative describes selected aspects of her labor and delivery experience as well as short- and long-term outcomes for her newborn son. The unique nurse-patient relationship with its focus on caring and support is emphasized, in an attempt to illustrate the value and power of nursing by sharing one's own experiences of nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Liberty University, 1971 University Boulevard, Lynchburg, VA 24502, USA. hspear@liberty.edu
authors.forename: Hila J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Spear
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011247:Pregnancy