Enya Young of Deshler
Like most first-time parents, Enya Young of Deshler was a little nervous about delivering her baby. One of her concerns was whether having a baby at Mary Lanning Healthcare, rather than a smaller hospital, would mean an impersonal experience.
What the Superior native learned was that the MLH Family Care Center strives to make their patients feel special.
“Everyone there really gave it a small-town feel,” Enya said. “It was that small-town energy that I loved.”
Enya said she remembers that she arrived at MLH right at the time when nurses were changing shifts. Her water broke, and a nurse put her on an IV medication to start labor.
The nurse who came in next, Kailey Klein, RN, joked with Enya that the first nurse was nice to start a low dose of the medication. “But it’s my job to get this baby out,” Klein said. Enya said she appreciated the joking manner and the way that Kailey explained everything, every step of the way.
“She was so communicative about everything going on,” Enya said. “She was so descriptive that I felt like I actually knew what was going on.”
Klein worked with Enya for the next several hours, trying to get the labor process moving. In the end, the nurse midwife told Enya that she thought it was time for a Caesarean-section. Enya said she was fearful of the C-section and wasn’t convinced until Klein assured her that she had done everything to get the process moving.
“It was just that conversation that completely eased my fears and made me feel like ‘you’ve got this,’” Enya said.
When Klein next saw Enya, she was overjoyed that baby Khalin Reinke had arrived, and both he and his mom were healthy.
Enya said the entire experience at MLH was positive.
“I would tell others not to be scared,” she said. “It’s going to be fun. They are going to ease your fears, and they are going to make you feel like family.”
