Butler Health System | Health Link | Winter 2022

ai164140147835_BHSC_WCA_BannerAd_8x2.75.pdf 1 1/5/2022 11:51:19 AM From Clarion provider to Butler new parent Karla lives in Clarion, which is where she re- ceived her prenatal care with OB-GYNs Anie Perard, MD, and Bryan Doverspike, DO. When deciding where to deliver, the decision was an easy one: Butler Memorial Hospital. The fact that Karla works for BHS as a medical provider gives her a perspective that not every patient has. “I trust them enough to not only be their employee, but also to receive care there,” she says. “I think that says a lot.” Karla’s midwife, Devon Swanson, CNM, MS, “was excellent,” Karla notes. You have the op- tion of having a midwife or an OB-GYN physi- cian deliver your baby at Butler. The labor and delivery nurses also provided plenty of support. “Labor and delivery nurses, no matter where you deliver, are phenomenal,” Karla says. “They’re very knowledgeable and right there when needed.” Otto is Karla’s fourth child, and breastfeed- ing went smoothly for her. Support is available at Butler to moms who choose to breastfeed their babies. Butler Memorial Hospital has 24/7 on-site pediatric hospitalists to check in on newborns. “And they were very wonderful and watchful with Otto,” Karla says. Karla was also able to have the type of labor pain management she wanted, thanks to 24/7 on-site anesthesiology care. Something else Karla appreciated was that she was able to get up and walk around during her labor, since Butler’s maternity services include portable fetal heart rate monitors. A nice, quiet stay Otto stayed in the birthing suite with Karla and her husband, Sam, since rooming in with the baby promotes bonding. The only time Otto went to the nursery was when the tired parents got some much-needed sleep. Karla’s other children were born before the pandemic. So the experience this time was a little different. Karla wore a mask during her delivery of Otto. And mothers now can be ac- companied by only one person during labor and delivery. “We really didn’t mind,” Karla says. “We didn’t feel like we were missing out. We stayed in the hospital for one and a half days. We were taking the baby home to a bigger family, so that quiet was nice.” Tonia Skakalski, DO BHS Women’s Care Associates New Castle Butler 844-765-2845 Ashtyn Wylie, CNW BHS Women’s Care Associates Butler 844-765-2845 Award-winning care! Visit us at BHSmaternity.org . ButlerHealthSystem.org | 5 BHS Women’s Care Associates is pleased to welcome our new providers