Meet Isabella: From Unexpected Labor to Placement Day
Isabella, a 19-year-old college student on Long Island, awoke one morning in excruciating pain. She was shocked to discover she was not only pregnant, but in labor.
REFLECTIONS FROM A SPENCE-CHAPIN INTERIM CARE PROVIDER
Written by Ann Lapin I’m trying desperately to be respectful of the person speaking to me, but my husband keeps texting me. First he sends me a selfie of him with Rafi*, then it’s an account of who stopped him on his way into the NICU. Then he suggests I take a selfie with Jillian […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE: INTERIM CARE PROVIDER
From the moment she gets a call from Spence-Chapin about a newborn coming into care, Carmela Grabowski goes into mommy mode. “I put fresh linens on the bassinet, clean the car seat, make formula, sterilize the pacifiers, change out all the diapers from size 2 to 1, and sort the clothes depending on the season […]
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