A glimpse into Labor and Delivery

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Hendrick, Air Combat Command Headquarters functional manager, cradles his daughter, Addalyn Grace Hendrick, who was recently born at the Langley Hospital labor and delivery unit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 27, 2016. The labor and delivery unit performs approximately 100 deliveries each month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanshanika Thompson, 633rd Inpatient Squadron medical technician, performs a routine check-up on Addalyn Grace Hendrick, daughter of Master Sgt. Scott Hendrick, Air Combat Command Headquarters functional manager, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 27, 2016. After delivery, to ensure proper recovery time, first-time mothers must spend at least 48 hours in the labor and delivery unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jenny Howell, 633rd Inpatient Squadron clinical nurse, administers vitamin D to Ketrell Long, son of Virginia Army National Guard Private First Class Kiera Long, 429th Golf Company, during a routine check-up at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 27, 2016. The labor and delivery unit provides mothers with weekly birthing classes and a lactation specialist to instruct proper breastfeeding methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanshanika Thompson, 633rd Inpatient Squadron medical technician, performs a sonogram on U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Handler Airman Leah Gunstream, during a triage visit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 27, 2016. A neonatal intensive care unit, adjacent to the labor and delivery unit, ensures newborns with complications are provided prompt care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanshanika Thompson, 633rd Inpatient Squadron medical technician, takes the vitals of U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Handler Airman Leah Gunstream, during a triage visit at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 27, 2016. The labor and delivery unit offers a room equipped with a system which allows deployed parents to be present during the delivery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)