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Parent Edition |10th Annual | 2013

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Meet Our New Provider Megan Lee, BSN RNC-OB, Program Coordinator for the HealthONE Center for Maternal Fetal Health About Lee: Inspired by her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador, Lee became a high-risk labor and delivery nurse, joining the Presbyterian/St. Luke's team eight years ago. Coupled with her own experience as a mother with two highrisk pregnancies, her P/SL background made her a perfect candidate for the new position. Lee's job involves guiding families through the highly emotional times that come with a diagnosis of a serious medical condition in utero and helping them navigate a sometimes confusing healthcare maze. She is also fluent in Spanish. How does your personal experience help with your job? I can empathize with patients. I have experienced the anxiety of being on bed-rest, the uncertainty of the outcome of pregnancy, and the emotions of having a baby in the intensive care nursery. What is your new role? When their babies are diagnosed with major medical issues through ultrasound, these parents' lives suddenly change. I ensure the family understands the diagnosis and that they feel informed and understand the plan of care. I advocate for them and accompany them from diagnosis to delivery, even following up after moms and babies are discharged. Why were you attracted to the position? This is the team of highly-skilled, high-risk doctors I had already worked with for years. They perform miracles every day. I was excited about being able to build longer-term relationships with families and help them through such a scary time while also allowing the physicians to focus more on their patients, 52 rather than the coordination of care. What's unique about our team is that we can take care of really high-risk moms and their high-risk babies in the same place. That's unusual in this field. Are you among the lucky people who really like their jobs? Yes. It's very rewarding to meet with parents at this traumatic time and be able to comfort them and offer them support through the whole experience. Their departments, doctors and nurses might change, but I get to carry that continuity through, and that's just amazing. The best part is when we finally get to see our babies go home with families who are grateful for the care we provided.

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