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From left, Rose Melie and Wesley Jaboin, Midwife Judy Wolberg and newborn Jordan.
During his two-day journey back to Boston from a military base in the Middle East, Navy Combat Medic Wesley Jaboin had one thing on his mind: whether he would make it home in time for the birth of his son.
Jordan Wesley Jaboin was born just minutes before his father walked into the labor and delivery room the morning of Friday, Sept. 23.
“It was like Jordan knew, ‘OK, my daddy is here, I can come out now,’” said Jordan’s mother, Rose Melie Jaboin, who added that Jordan is named for one of the places his father was stationed during his five years in the Navy.
Rose Melie was followed by BWH midwives throughout her pregnancy, and everyone from the midwives to the nurses and residents who assisted in the delivery knew how special it was for both parents.
The 48 hours before Jordan was born were not easy. The Jaboins went through a roller coaster of emotions not knowing whether Wesley would make it home in time for Jordan’s birth. The midwives rode that roller coaster right along with the Jaboins, first as Wesley missed a flight in Hawaii and then while he waited for a day on stand-by for a seat on a flight out of San Diego.
“Because of the work we do and how we follow patients throughout their pregnancy, we’re able to connect with our patients on a personal level. The whole woman in the context of her family and her community is vitally important to us,” said Midwife Judy Wolberg, CNM.
Wolberg and the rest of the BWH midwives make a difference in the health and well-being of hundreds of women and families each year. Midwives provide continuity of care that patients like Rose Melie are grateful for.
“It wasn’t just someone else leaving and someone coming in and caring for me,” said Rose Melie, who wanted to personally thanked Paulita Tsen, BSN, RN, and Robyn Serody, RN, for caring for her during two consecutive nights prior to her delivery, and Renee Rotman, WHNP, MSN, for her support. “It was just like another member of my family coming along to be with me. There was one nurse who stayed past her shift just to make sure I was OK. I couldn’t have done it without them.”
Midwives at BWH practice full scope midwifery, which means that in addition to prenatal care and care during labor and birth, they also provide women with postpartum care, family planning and annual gynecological care in 10 community health centers in six Boston neighborhoods and at the hospital-based Adolescent Reproductive Health Services.
BWH celebrates National Midwifery Week beginning Oct. 3 in recognition of the the 19 midwives at BWH who provide outstanding care for more than 1,200 women annually.