The Compass Spring 2021

SPRING 2021

A little miracle

An emergency delivery and specialized care helped little Lynora make her grand debut .
t 37 weeks pregnant with her third child , Alicia Murphy began experiencing contractions that quickly became worrisome as they progressed over just a tenminute period .
“ I had just gotten home from work when my wife told me it was time to go to the hospital . By the time we were ready to go , the contractions had brought her to her knees and her water broke ,” says Dr . Lee Murphy , a family medicine physician at Baylor Scott & White in Waco . “ I thought we were about to have this baby on our kitchen floor , and I was ill prepared to help her deliver with a pair of oven mitts . Alicia had needed C-sections with both our older children , so I was worried she would need more help than I could provide .”
A short ambulance ride brought them to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest , where doctors discovered the baby was in distress with a decreased heart rate . Alicia was experiencing placental abruption , a dangerous complication for both mother and baby in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall , often causing the mother to bleed excessively and depriving the baby of oxygen . In addition , the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby ’ s neck , a situation that can also reduce oxygen flow .
Doctors and nurses worked to rapidly deliver the baby , helping the parents make a whirlwind of
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