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The Columbus Community hospital’s maternity team celebrated the birth of a healthy baby boy this week following a successful C-section delivery for Shirley Behrens of La Grange who gave birth on April 13 at the local, rural hospital. Behrens wanted to stay close to her home in La Grange for her prenatal care and chose Columbus Community Hospital for all her needs during the delivery process.
At 55 years old, Behrens was the oldest woman to give birth at Columbus Community Hospital. According to media reports at the time, the oldest woman to give birth in Texas was 59 when she gave birth in 2008.
“I had total confidence that the team at Columbus Community Hospital could handle what I knew was an unusual and potentially high-risk pregnancy and delivery,” Behrens said. “Everyone from the front desk to the physicians was attentive and wonderful.”
Dr. Saima Ghazal, FACOG, oversaw Behrens’ prenatal care, providing all ongoing care and monitoring prior to delivery, as well as the C-section at Columbus Community Hospital.
“Caring for patients like Shirley is a joy as a physician,” Dr. Ghazal said, “Rural hospitals, our nurses, and physicians work together to provide the most advanced care for all patients, but it is even more fulfilling when we can highlight the skill and capabilities of our team to manage such complex, high-risk cases.”
As a Department of State Health Services-designed Level II Maternity Care Facility, Columbus Community Hospital is well-equipped to provide the most advanced maternal care for pregnant women in Columbus and the surrounding rural communities. From prenatal care to delivery to postpartum and newborn care, the hospital ensures expecting families have everything they need for a successful delivery with high quality care and private, homelike delivery rooms designed for comfort.
