My daughter, A, recently gave birth at Anderson's Pavilion for Women. She was a high risk pregnancy, and had been referred to a specialist to take over her care several months ago by her doctor. Her water broke at 35 weeks. She knew she had to get to the hospital quickly as her previous two boys came fast & furious. Upon arrival, she was greeted and taken to a patient room to get situated. Everything from that point escalated quickly.... As she was examined by the OB Nurse it was discovered that she had complete umbilical cord prolapse. Without going into complete details, this Nurse jumped on the bed with my daughter to do what she needed to do. She remained there as she was being pushed down the hall and into the operating room for an emergency C-section. The on-call physician had my grandson out within minutes (truly amazing). As he came into the room to reassure us that my daughter and grandson were doing great... He also added thanks to this amazing team that reacted as quickly as they did. I could not agree more.... It is true what they say, not all heroes wear capes... Thank God for this OB Team.

Baby eventually had to be transferred to Cardinal Glennon for a few days to receive a little extra care. Both are home now and doing great. We would like to nominate Molli Gieseking, RN, from this amazing team for the DAISY Award. To do what she did, we will forever be grateful. How do you thank someone for saving your babies’ lives..... The amount of compassion, care, and professionalism she provided was nothing short of EXTRAORDINARY... MOLLI GIESEKING, RN, DESERVES THE DAISY AWARD!!!