Our Nurse of the Week is Sharon Fickley, a Labor and Delivery nurse at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital who recently delivered three of her own grandchildren over the course of 36 hours. Fickley has been delivering babies for over 25 years, but delivering her own grandchildren was a truly special experience.
Fickley began her nursing career at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and her coworkers have since become like family to her. Their bond was put to the test when Fickley’s grandchildren were born at the same hospital over a 36 hour period.
Nurse Samantha Spiker, who helped with the delivery, tells nbc29.com, “As soon as the babies were born she had turned around and started crying – we all started crying because it was just one of those moments.”
Fickley says she and her family weren’t sure when the babies would be born. They knew their births would all be close but had no idea they would be as close as 36 hours apart. The three babies included two twin boys and one girl who were all born healthy. Fickley now has 8 grandchildren.
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