Readers are led on a behind-the-scenes journey to witness real-life dramas such as:
- the delivery of a baby in the front seat of a car
- the physician who insisted on delivering her own baby at home
- the challenge of a baby in distress with severe anemia, in utero, being treated with intrauterine blood transfusions
- the attorney who delivered her own baby on the side of the road,
- the patient who had a stroke while pregnant, had a healthy baby, who, years later, had her own child–and now we have three generations!
Expertise, empathy, and experience combine as these health-care professionals overcome obstacles, often tackling action-packed challenges.
Their patients harbor fear mixed with perseverance as they hope for favorable outcomes–whether these results are achievable or elusive. Facing daunting predicaments, the nurturing relationships and joint deliberations between patients and caregivers impact the careers of health-care professionals and change the lives of all concerned.
In this compendium, clinical decision-making moves from abstract concepts to heart-pounding reality. These inspirational stories provide great tools for understanding the complex scenarios that abound in women's health care–for both caregivers and patients. Ultimately, the many joyful results revealed in this book can best be described as everyday miracles.

JOSEPH S SANFILIPPO, MD, MBA, FACOG is a tenured professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPMC) and a distinguished alumnus of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science-Chicago Medical School. He is a past president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and a highly regarded expert who has been named one of America's Top Doctors.




CAREY D ANDREW-JAJA, MD, FACOG is a retired clinical professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC. He is a past OB-GYN Residency Program Director and Chief of Service at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, and past president of the medical staff at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Andrew-Jaja earned widespread recognition as the "Singing Doctor" for celebrating each child he delivered with songs like "Happy Birthday" and "What a Wonderful World."
JULIE TRACHTA, CNM MSN, is a University of Wisconsin–Madison and Frontier Nursing University graduate. She is the clinical director for the Division of Midwifery and adjunct clinical faculty at Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC. Her clinical interests include STIs (sexually transmitted infections), contraception, and focus on clients with disabilities. Ms. Trachta is certified by the American Midwifery Board.
Forty Women's Health-Care Professionals–including physicians, nurses, midwives, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, a doula, and a medical assistant.