Florida Hospital Waterman | Waterman Wellness | Fall 2018

Mamie Rogers, MD Marilyn Mayne, DO Larissa Wright, of Eustis, thought it was a joke when her doctor told her she was pregnant with twins. “It took a while to sink in that I was really having twins,” Wright says with a laugh. “I have four other children, and I just thought my doctors were joking around with us. “I was a little worried about having a twin pregnancy,” she adds. “A pregnancy that consists of mul- tiple gestations is automatically a high- risk situation for both mom and her babies,” explains Wright’s obstetrician, Mamie Rogers, MD. “We worry about preterm contractions and delivery. We also worry about potential complica- tions in babies in terms of how they grow and if they’re getting enough nutrients from the placenta.” “The first thing they told me was that my risk of complications was re- duced just for the simple fact that each baby had their own placenta and their own amniotic sac,” Wright says. “That was a huge relief.” A hospital that feels like home “All of my children were delivered by Dr. Mayne and Dr. Rogers at Florida Hospital Waterman,” says Wright. “The nurses and the staff make you feel like you’re at home. I wanted to deliver the twins [close to home] because I am extremely comfortable with my doc- tors and this hospital.” “A majority of the time, patients can deliver multiple gestations safely in a community hospital—and if anything requires a consultation, typically it’s just a visit or an ultrasound with a high-risk specialist,” says Dr. Rogers. “If a patient’s pregnancy is uncom- plicated, the patient can deliver right here, and we have the capabilities to manage preterm deliveries as early as 35 weeks, which was the case for Mrs. Wright.” One-on-one times two Wright was scheduled for a cesarean section at 38 weeks. However, her sur- gery date was bumped up to 35 weeks when Baby A was not growing as fast as Baby B. Both Dr. Rogers and obste- trician Marilyn Mayne, DO, partici- pated in the delivery. “For a twin delivery in the operating room, we have two nurses to accept the babies after we deliver them,” says Dr. Mayne. “We have two respiratory technicians and a pediatrician there too. Each baby will be checked to make sure they’re breathing right and their heart rates are good. Later, nurses help mom with breastfeeding, which can be a bit more challenging with two.” “I saw the babies from the time they came out,” says Wright. “Babies bring so much joy and love.” No joke: Twins deliver The twins each weighed about 4 pounds at birth and were perfectly healthy. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Learn how you can have your baby at Florida Hospital Waterman too. Visit FHWatermanWomen.com . FHWaterman . com 3