[blparent] No Longer As Anxious :)

[Dena Wainwright]

Hi:
I used the Health East System. I had a nurse-midwife. The hospital I gave 
birth at was St. Joseph's, in St. Paul. If you'd like to email me offlist, I 
can give you a lot more details about my birth and experience. If we have 
another child, I will absolutely use the same practice and hospital again.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cervenka, Stacy (Brownback)" <Stacy_Cervenka at brownback.senate.gov>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12:17 PM
Subject: [blparent] No Longer As Anxious :)


> Thank you, everyone, for all of the encouraging and very practical advice. 
> I do feel much better now knowing that the majority of blind parents don't 
> face legal challenges from the hospital and also that there are ways I can 
> be proactive in addressing any concerns the nurses or social workers might 
> have. It had honestly never occurred to me before that I could interview 
> doctors and hospitals. I guess I'd always assumed that I'd just go 
> wherever my OBGYN had admitting privileges. It does makes sense that, just 
> as one needs to be a wise and informed consumer when choosing any ordinary 
> healthcare services or blindness rehab services, it's even more important 
> to be on top of things in this area as well.
> Sharon, when the time gets closer, I will definitely check out the Hadley 
> "Preparation" course. And, Dena, I now live in Washington, DC, but we will 
> likely be moving back to Minnesota in the next few years, so I'd love to 
> know which hospital and prenatal practice you used. Minnesota is usually 
> pretty progressive when it comes to healthcare, so I'm glad to hear you 
> had such a good experience.
> Also, I spoke with the President of the NFB of Missouri, Gary Wunder, last 
> week, and he said that two members of the NFB of Missouri were visiting 
> the blind parents that day to collect information and decide how to 
> proceed. Gary said that if the parents were willing to go this route, NFB 
> would hire an attorney for them. Apparently, NFB had offered to advocate 
> for them at the initial hearing that took place last week, but the parents 
> didn't want to rock the boat and thought they could handle it on their 
> own. Unfortunately, it didn't go so well, and their next hearing is 
> scheduled for June 16. I think the parents are now more willing to accept 
> some advocacy assistance, so we can all hope that things go better at this 
> upcoming hearing in a few weeks and that this couple is able to bring 
> their child home very soon.
>
> Stacy Leigh Cervenka
> Legislative Assistant
> Office of Senator Sam Brownback (KS)
> 303 Hart Senate Office Building
> Phone: (202) 224-6521
> Email: stacy_cervenka at brownback.senate.gov
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