Ciara Conway
May 2025
Ciara
Conway
,
RN
Family Birth Center
Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Lake Charles
,
LA
United States
Ciara wasn’t scheduled to work for the next few days, but she came in just to check on me and our baby.
One year ago, my husband and I brought the most beautiful 6 lb 7 oz, red-headed baby girl into the world. But we couldn’t have done it without the best labor and delivery nurse. I was scheduled for an induction. Little did I know, it would probably be the longest and most challenging day of my life. That day, I requested to the shift beforehand if Ciara could be my nurse. Having met in nursing school at McNeese back in 2014, we kept in touch over the years through social media, as both of us decided to attend different colleges. I contacted her before delivering to see if she was still working at LCMH as a labor and delivery nurse, and to my excitement, she was. It just so happened that the day I went in to be induced, Ciara was scheduled to work. I knew I wouldn’t be able to deliver my first baby without her. Even after not seeing her for all those years!
On that day, my delivery seemed like it was going to go smoothly. Ciara talked me into every deep breath and push. Hours went by, and I wasn’t progressing like I should have. I had to have an emergency C-section. By this point, it was at the end of the day and getting close to Ciara getting off her shift. But that didn’t stop her from being there during my whole delivery, and all the days after.
After I delivered, my daughter had to spend the next few days in the NICU. Ciara wasn’t scheduled to work for the next few days, but she came in just to check on me and our baby. On our first day, we got to spend time with our daughter, as frightened new parents, Ciara was right by our side, coaching us through it all. She even helped my husband feed our daughter for the very first time. After a few days had passed, it was time for us to be discharged and go home. And don’t you know, it just so happened that Ciara was scheduled to work that day to send us on our way. I can’t find the words or express how much her compassion and love meant to my new little family. I seriously could not have done it without her. I can’t think of anyone else more deserving to be nominated and to win this award. I can only hope and pray that she is there for my next baby. I won’t be able to do it without her!
On that day, my delivery seemed like it was going to go smoothly. Ciara talked me into every deep breath and push. Hours went by, and I wasn’t progressing like I should have. I had to have an emergency C-section. By this point, it was at the end of the day and getting close to Ciara getting off her shift. But that didn’t stop her from being there during my whole delivery, and all the days after.
After I delivered, my daughter had to spend the next few days in the NICU. Ciara wasn’t scheduled to work for the next few days, but she came in just to check on me and our baby. On our first day, we got to spend time with our daughter, as frightened new parents, Ciara was right by our side, coaching us through it all. She even helped my husband feed our daughter for the very first time. After a few days had passed, it was time for us to be discharged and go home. And don’t you know, it just so happened that Ciara was scheduled to work that day to send us on our way. I can’t find the words or express how much her compassion and love meant to my new little family. I seriously could not have done it without her. I can’t think of anyone else more deserving to be nominated and to win this award. I can only hope and pray that she is there for my next baby. I won’t be able to do it without her!