Second time around: Kendra Ouillette navigates the medical model at Sparrow

Photos by Abby Sumbler

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Matt Theiss supports wife Kendra Ouillette through contractions the night of March 11 at E.W. Sparrow Hospital.
Matt Theiss supports wife Kendra Ouillette through contractions the night of March 11 at E.W. Sparrow Hospital.

Once her daughter’s head and shoulders had been born, Kendra Ouillette lifted the baby onto her chest for some skin-to-skin contact, which helps with an infant’s ability to regulate temperature and blood sugar and decreases stress for both the parent and baby.
Once her daughter’s head and shoulders had been born, Kendra Ouillette lifted the baby onto her chest for some skin-to-skin contact, which helps …

At Kendra Ouillette’s request, Dr. Renee Stevens shows her the placenta and educates her about the different parts of the organ.
At Kendra Ouillette’s request, Dr. Renee Stevens shows her the placenta and educates her about the different parts of the organ.

Kendra Ouillette and Matt Theiss spend the first hours after the birth of baby Bennett gazing at her in the labor and delivery unit  before moving to a recovery room.
Kendra Ouillette and Matt Theiss spend the first hours after the birth of baby Bennett gazing at her in the labor and delivery unit before moving to …

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