“What really stood out to me is how all of the nurses supported me. Because my mom was not there to guide me [through labor and postpartum], they stepped in to fill that role,” says Bell. “They helped me to make the best decisions without pushing me toward something [that didn’t feel right] and made sure everything was OK.”
After taking a semester to care for her newborn, Bell returned to school with a new life goal — becoming a nurse. And recently that journey came full circle when she accepted a position on IAH’s postpartum unit.
“I just love helping families and first-time parents,” she says. “You can read all the books [about parenting], but when someone is actually there who can answer questions personally, having gone through a similar experience, it has a different effect. Being in this nursing role at IAH has been awesome.”
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