When it comes to babies, Dr. Amanda Hess knows a thing or two. In addition to being a mom herself, the Frankfurt, Kentucky, obstetrician works with moms and babies on the daily to ensure a safe, healthy pregnancy and delivery.
So it was no surprise when she put a patient’s birth before her own last weekend.
Trading her stethoscope for a hospital gown, Dr. Hess was preparing to be induced when she overheard nurses talking about a woman in active labor down the hall. The patient needed to deliver immediately as the baby was in distress.
Dr. Hess knew there was another OBGYN on her way, but there was no time to waste. That baby was coming, and it was coming now.
With a hospital gown on her front, and an extra one covering her “backside,” Dr. Hess jumped into action.
She covered her flip flops with splash boots and delivered Leah Halliday-Johnson’s baby girl. Then Dr. Hess returned to her own room, and welcomed her own daughter, Ellen Joyce!
Fellow OB Dr. Hala Sabry shared the story on Facebook saying, “Those mamas are bonded for life!”
Both of the moms and their daughters are reportedly doing well.
It just goes to show that some superheroes don’t wear capes—hospital gowns seem to do the trick.