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Oh, Baby! Labor, delivery nurse takes job to new level with her own at-home delivery

Posted at 9:43 pm March 22, 2016
By Methodist Medical Center Leave a Comment

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Clockwise from top: David, Jakob, Deegan, Megan, and Emery gather for a picture before leaving for home as a family of five. (Photo by Covenant Health/MMC)

 

As a labor and delivery nurse in the Family Birthing Center at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Megan Whaley, RN, FNP, knows a thing or two about childbirth. She has 11 years of experience and two boys of her own, but her delivery skills were put to the test on March 21 when the family’s newest addition made a dramatic entrance.

Megan was two days overdue and had been experiencing gradual contractions, but her previous labors had been hours-long and she was sure she had plenty of time. But as the morning went on her contractions got stronger, so she called her husband David who was at work in Lenoir City.

“She didn’t seem panicked in the first phone call,” remembered David. “I was at work in a meeting and an hour away. We thought we’d be fine, but then she called back and said we need an ambulance.”

“By 10 a.m. I knew I wasn’t going to make it to the hospital,” said Megan who recalls the overwhelming need to push that signaled her impending delivery. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: childbirth, Covenant Health, delivery nurse, Family Birthing Center, labor and delivery, labor and delivery nurse, Megan Whaley, Methodist Medical Center, Methodist Medical Cetner, MMC

ORPD: Woman pointing handgun out door, pulling trigger as police arrive

Posted at 10:14 am January 29, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

A woman who said she wanted to end her life was pointing a handgun out the doorway of an Orange Lane home and pulling the trigger as officers arrived on a welfare check Wednesday night, authorities said.

The Oak Ridge Police Department responded to the home at 8:01 p.m. Wednesday. They were dispatched to check the welfare of a resident who was reported to be intoxicated and attempting to commit suicide with a handgun.

“Upon arrival, Officers Derek Burchfield and Timothy Buckner observed a 64-year old female subject at the front door of the residence, pointing a handgun out the doorway and pulling the trigger,” the ORPD and City of Oak Ridge said in a press release. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Derek Burchfield, handgun, Methodist Medical Center, Methodist Medical Cetner, Oak Ridge Police Department, Orange Lane, ORPD, Timothy Buckner

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