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Obstetrics
Ooh Baby,
The Secret’s Out
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It’s not the best kept secret
in town anymore… More parents
are discovering the exceptional
quality of maternity services at
St. Joseph Medical Center.
Our Labor & Delivery Unit
combines comfort with modern
technology for the birthing experience,
and our Mother/Baby Unit
features large, private rooms that
are elegant and family-centered.
Parents have peace of mind that
there’s onsite, 24-hour staffing
by a board-certified obstetrician
and that we have a Level IIIB
designation from the state to treat
high-risk obstetric patients and
newborns. The Perinatal Center,
in collaboration with the patient’s
midwife or obstetrician, manages
high-risk conditions including
premature labor, multiple births
or complications of advanced
maternal age or diabetes.
One pregnant mom, who chose
St. Joseph for the cesarean section
delivery of her second child
and went through the Perinatal
Center recently, said, “St. Joe’s is
already better than my first birthing
experience, and I haven’t even
had the baby yet! I can’t get over
the quality of care, the nurses and
the way everything is handled so
well. St. Joe’s really is the best!”
The Little Couple Chooses
St. Joseph for OB Consult
A trip down memory lane for renowned care
St. Joseph’s Obstetrics program knows good things come in little packages. That’s why
St. Joseph’s Mother/Baby services are intimate, personal and highly specialized
—especially for moms at high risk of complications.
So, it was no great surprise when producers for The Little Couple show on TLC
(The Learning Channel) came knocking on St. Joseph’s door.
The Little Couple, Dr. Jennifer Arnold and husband Bill Klein, who are both less
than four feet tall, came to consult nationally renowned, high-risk obstetrician and
medical geneticist Dr. Judith Rossiter, head of Obstetrics & Gynecology at St. Joseph,
about having a baby.
“I enjoyed meeting Jen and Bill. I’ve been very fortunate to work
with many women with various forms of dwarfism and to follow
some through entire pregnancies,” said Rossiter.
Surgeries as Children
It wasn’t Jen and Bill’s first time at St. Joseph; as children, both
were treated here by the famous Dr. Steven Kopits, who performed
surgeries customized to address each little person’s unique needs.
Jen and Bill benefitted from his brilliance.
Jen visited her nurse, Kathy Reisig, RN,
who took care of her for two months and
still works in Pediatrics. Both had tears in
their eyes upon their reunion.
Bill remembered Jen from their
stay on Pediatrics— destiny reunited
them through a little people
dating site.
The Little Couple St. Joseph episode
aired August 4. “We hope
to inspire kids with new diagnoses
of spondyloepiphyseal
dysplasia and let them and
their parents know that they
can have fulfilled lives,” said
Jen, who is a neonatologist
at Texas Children’s Hospital.
“For some couples, like Jen and Bill, the risks
of pregnancy seem overwhelming. I try to provide
as much information as possible so they can make
an informed decision about whether pursuing
a pregnancy is right for them.”
Judith Rossiter, M.D., Head of Obstetrics & Gynecology
at St. Joseph Medical Center
Photo courtesy of TLC
Fall 2009