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Dr. Whitney Giamberardino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A happenstance encounter in a hospital parking lot leads to a once-in-a-career type of delivery.<\/p>\n

Dr. Whitney Giamberardino<\/a>, physician at CU Medicine Highlands Ranch, was on her way to work for her clinic day in December. Wearing a winter coat, dress pants and a pair of knee-high leather boots, she had no plans of being in the operating room that day.<\/p>\n

Giamberardino was carrying her latte across the parking lot when, by happenstance, she noticed a familiar face. She ran into the husband of one of her colleagues and patients, Angel Stanley, a charge nurse at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital<\/a>. Stanley\u2019s husband proceeded to tell Giamberardino that his wife was in their car in active labor.<\/p>\n

Giamberardino hurried across the parking lot to greet Stanley, who was in tremendous pain. Knowing Stanley had a prior rapid pregnancy, Giamberardino stayed with her, with the expectation of another fast delivery.<\/p>\n

Upon an initial exam once inside the hospital, Giamberardino learned that Stanley\u2019s baby was not presenting appropriately, with one foot and the umbilical cord coming down. The baby\u2019s heart rate was decelerating, and it was clear this was an emergency.<\/p>\n

Stanley felt \u201cscared because of the unknown.\u201d As a PACU charge nurse, she knows how to read a hospital room. With more and more of Stanley\u2019s fellow colleagues entering her room, she knew the situation was serious.<\/p>\n

Giamberardino remained a calming presence for Stanley throughout the emergency, something she trains for and prides herself on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our specialty [obstetrics] is unique in the fact that we are usually involved in very special moments, but unfortunately, things can become acute very quickly,\u201d Giamberardino said.<\/p>\n

With the baby\u2019s heart rate deteriorating rapidly, the team rushed to prepare Stanley for an emergency cesarean section.<\/p>\n

Still in her clinic clothes, Giamberardino quickly located scrubs to throw on as fast as possible. Nurses helped her get shoes on while the anesthesia team ran in to get Stanley comfortable and begin anesthesia.<\/p>\n

Stanley\u2019s son was in a single footling breech position, essentially doing the splits at the time of delivery, with one foot out and the other foot up by his head near Stanley\u2019s ribcage. Stanley\u2019s son was born in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s one of the few moments in our careers where you feel like you probably did save somebody,\u201d Giamberardino said. \u201cAngel had one of the craziest deliveries that I\u2019ve been involved in. It\u2019s truly a miracle that me, as her doctor, was the one walking through the parking lot when it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knowing that Stanley and her son were both doing well following delivery, Giamberardino described the feeling as \u201ca huge adrenaline rush\u201d and \u201ca sigh of relief in the operating room for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a team effort,\u201d Giamberardino said. \u201cEveryone worked really, really quickly so that we could have a safe delivery for her and her baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat sort of an emergency is something we train for. But happening upon a situation like this, in a parking lot, is just not something that you ever think you\u2019re going to have in your career, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giamberardino stayed with Stanley from the moment she saw her in the parking lot until her baby was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so relieving that she stayed by my side,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cThat was the most comforting thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giamberardino continued her care and compassion, keeping the mentality of \u201cpatients first\u201d following the delivery. She made it a point to check on Stanley and her mental health, ensuring that she was feeling OK and coping well following a traumatic delivery.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe cared about my well-being, and that is so important to me,\u201d Stanley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor getting to take care of our staff and keeping them safe,\u201d Giamberardino said. \u201cIt was definitely an extraordinary experience that I could have never envisioned or imagined, but our entire team worked really well, really efficiently. And I think everyone\u2019s to thank for keeping Angel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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