L&D Nurse Photos

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Capt. Dahlia Garcia, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, arrives at Wright-Patterson Medical Center at 5:50 p.m. Dec. 15, 2021, to start her shift in the Labor and Delivery Ward. Her 12-hour shift takes her through the night and flips her days to nighttime. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Capts. Breanna Swartout (left) and Dahlia Garcia arrive at Wright-Patterson Medical Center at 5:50 p.m. Dec. 15, 2021, to start their shift in the Labor and Delivery Ward. The 12-hour shift takes them through the night and flips days to nighttime. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Capt. Dahlia Garcia, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, checks a supply cabinet on Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward at the start of her shift Dec. 15, 2021. Garcia said she likes the increased autonomy on night shift. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Capt. Dahlia Garcia (left), 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, works with 2nd Lt. Marjorie Zuber, a new Air Force nurse, during their Dec. 15, 2021, night shift at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward. One of Garcia’s duties is to train and mentor Zuber as she prepares to qualify as a labor nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (Badge was blurred for security reasons.)

Capt. Dahlia Garcia (right), 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, works with 2nd Lt. Marjorie Zuber, a new Air Force nurse, during their Dec. 15, 2021, night shift at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward. One of Garcia’s duties is to train and mentor Zuber as she prepares to qualify as a labor nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (Badge was blurred for security reasons.)

Capt. Dahlia Garcia (right), 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, works with 2nd Lt. Marjorie Zuber, a new Air Force nurse, during their Dec. 15, 2021, night shift at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward. One of Garcia’s duties is to train and mentor Zuber as she prepares to qualify as a labor nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (Badge was blurred for security reasons.)

Capt. Dahlia Garcia (right), 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, works with 2nd Lt. Marjorie Zuber, a new Air Force nurse, during their Dec. 15, 2021, night shift at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward. One of Garcia’s duties is to train and mentor Zuber as she prepares to qualify as a labor nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (Badge was blurred for security reasons.)

Capt. Dahlia Garcia (left), 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, works with 2nd Lt. Marjorie Zuber, a new Air Force nurse, during their Dec. 15, 2021, night shift at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward. One of Garcia’s duties is to train and mentor Zuber as she prepares to qualify as a labor nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (Badge was blurred for security reasons.)

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Capt. Dahlia Garcia, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, takes advantage of some quiet time at 2 a.m. on her overnight shift Dec. 16, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward to do schoolwork. Garcia is working on a dual-major master’s degree in business and nursing from Liberty University. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Capt. Dahlia Garcia, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, updates the Labor and Delivery Ward whiteboard Dec. 16, 2021, in the early-morning hours at Wright-Patterson Medical Center. Garcia said she likes the increased autonomy on night shift. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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Capt. Dahlia Garcia (right), 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, works with 2nd Lt. Marjorie Zuber (foreground), a new Air Force nurse, at 5:20 a.m. during their Dec. 16, 2021, night shift at Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Ward as Capt. Breanna Swartout looks on. Garcia called up some of the ward’s case histories to use as an example for things Zuber should look out for. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) (Part of the screen was blurred for privacy reasons.)