Ana’s Story

My daughter was born in January of this year. Throughout my pregnancy and into my delivery, I felt so safe in the arms of the OBs and nurses at Sandpoint Women's Health. Dr. Morton coached me throughout pregnancy, and hers were the first hands to hold my baby in this world.

There could have been complications with my pregnancy and delivery, but everything went smoothly due to their attention to my daughter's and my well-being. I had always been afraid of hospitals, but this experience changed me for the better. I couldn't have asked for a better experience at BGH.

I will tell my daughter for years how loved she was in the hands of staff at that hospital. I had planned to encourage others, for years to come, to trust the women at BGH to deliver their babies, too. I'm heartbroken knowing our story will be a thing of the past.

—Ana

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