Kaitlyn Styer
November 2025
Kaitlyn
Styer
,
RN, BSN
Labor & Delivery
Multicare Deaconess Hospital
Spokane
,
WA
United States
You could tell she truly loved her job by the way she treated us.
Due to intrauterine growth restriction, I was recommended to deliver at 37 weeks at Deaconess Hospital. The whole pregnancy was spent planning to deliver at the Valley Hospital, where we did birthing classes, and the OB who would deliver had been the same throughout the pregnancy.
At 36 weeks, I got a call recommending that I deliver at the hospital with a NICU, as my baby had a high chance of being admitted.
That Friday, my husband and I decided we wanted to tour Deaconess Hospital since we had never been there, and it was going to be a completely new experience. We were helped by a nurse whom we immediately liked. She was patient, answered all of our questions, eased our anxiety, and helped us feel comfortable with the new delivery plan.
Immediately when we left, my husband and I looked at each other and agreed how amazing she was and that we hoped she would be our nurse for our induction, knowing it would be unlikely. To our surprise, when we got there for our induction, we were thrilled to find out she would be our nurse.
You could tell she truly loved her job by the way she treated us. All throughout her shift, she was having to come in constantly because my baby kept moving off the monitors and being a little stubborn. She calmly explained how the baby girl was showing some signs of distress and that she would keep a close eye on her.
When she had to re-insert my cervical ripening agent, which was painful, she explained everything and was patient and reassuring, which made the whole thing better.
When she had heard of a painful cervical check that happened when she was off shift, she made time to come sit with me and talk to me, ensuring that I was ok and my feelings were valid. Then, when it was time to deliver, sadly, she was not supposed to be our nurse, but she was actually able to be there and was the main nurse to motivate me.
After delivery during golden hour she noticed that my baby was grunting while trying to feed and felt that the NICU nurse needed to come check on her which led to my baby getting admitted to the NICU where I could not visit her for a little bit and she sat there with me and reassured me and comforted me which is exactly what I needed as a freshly postpartum anxiety ridden patient.
She made the labor and delivery experience much better than it could have been with an unexpected new birth plan. She truly is an amazing nurse, and we couldn’t be more thankful that she was one of our nurses.
At 36 weeks, I got a call recommending that I deliver at the hospital with a NICU, as my baby had a high chance of being admitted.
That Friday, my husband and I decided we wanted to tour Deaconess Hospital since we had never been there, and it was going to be a completely new experience. We were helped by a nurse whom we immediately liked. She was patient, answered all of our questions, eased our anxiety, and helped us feel comfortable with the new delivery plan.
Immediately when we left, my husband and I looked at each other and agreed how amazing she was and that we hoped she would be our nurse for our induction, knowing it would be unlikely. To our surprise, when we got there for our induction, we were thrilled to find out she would be our nurse.
You could tell she truly loved her job by the way she treated us. All throughout her shift, she was having to come in constantly because my baby kept moving off the monitors and being a little stubborn. She calmly explained how the baby girl was showing some signs of distress and that she would keep a close eye on her.
When she had to re-insert my cervical ripening agent, which was painful, she explained everything and was patient and reassuring, which made the whole thing better.
When she had heard of a painful cervical check that happened when she was off shift, she made time to come sit with me and talk to me, ensuring that I was ok and my feelings were valid. Then, when it was time to deliver, sadly, she was not supposed to be our nurse, but she was actually able to be there and was the main nurse to motivate me.
After delivery during golden hour she noticed that my baby was grunting while trying to feed and felt that the NICU nurse needed to come check on her which led to my baby getting admitted to the NICU where I could not visit her for a little bit and she sat there with me and reassured me and comforted me which is exactly what I needed as a freshly postpartum anxiety ridden patient.
She made the labor and delivery experience much better than it could have been with an unexpected new birth plan. She truly is an amazing nurse, and we couldn’t be more thankful that she was one of our nurses.