“We were so very excited to have the opportunity to have two sets of twins in the same week here on our unit. It takes a lot of coordination of our resources, including providers, nurses, techs and ancillary services, to organize the delivery of multiples. Our goal is always healthy mom and healthy babies, and I am very proud of the teamwork I saw that week to achieve positive outcomes for these families,” said Maj. Jennifer McGough, flight commander, Maternal Child Care Inpatient Flight.
Mothers of the twins, Crissi Kolomaznik and Katie Nunnally, were able to form a connection throughout their pregnancies, often seeing each other in the medical center for routine testing. Delivering during the same week was the perfect way to close the chapter on their twin experience.
Having delivered her first child at WPMC, Kolomaznik was accustomed to the professional and quality services provided by the Maternal Child Care Flight, but being pregnant with twins did add an extra layer of stress given the possible complications that can occur during delivery.
“The staff was prepared for any outcome and that helped put me at ease,” Kolomaznik said. “Different providers were ready and waiting in case we needed to change our birth plan at any time, and I was very reassured during a high-stress situation. The care we experienced starting with Dr. (Major) Amy Harris, a fertility specialist, through pre-natal to labor and delivery and into post-partum was above and beyond our expectations,” said Kolomaznik.
Crissi Kolomaznik, and her husband, Dale, are both former Air Force service members who currently work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Nunnally was very pleased with her personalized care and private amenities at WPMC after giving birth to her previous children at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center near Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
“I was so impressed with how knowledgeable the staff was and how dedicated the doctors were to making sure I received care that was tailored to me,” said Nunnally. “Dr. (Lt. Col.) Nancy Lo was with me every step of the way and was ready for any complication that might arise. The entire staff was of the highest quality.”
Maj. Beau Nunnally is an assistant professor of Statistics at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and the Nunnally family has been able to call Wright-Patt home for the last four years.
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