Kim and Lee always wanted a child together. They each brought two beautiful children from previous marriages, Ashlee, Matthew, Eric, and Marissa, now all grown up. So, after 11 years together, Kim and Lee planned their sweet little Shaylah. But Kim didn't know an obstetrician or have a hospital in mind.

"Honestly, when I first suspected I was pregnant, I didn't consider going to Sauk Prairie. It's not one of the larger hospitals, and I was going to need a C-section," says Kim. Then she talked with several girlfriends who had babies at Sauk Prairie, "At the hospital they all got a lot of attention; they felt like they were the only ones there."

Kim searched the Internet for the latest medical trends and information about caesareans. When she saw Dr. Schad, Kim was convinced. "He was very knowledgeable about everything I brought to him. I knew I could trust him. He listened to what we had to say and was never judgmental."

During the C-section, nurses stayed close to Kim, and continually comforted her. Dr. Schad reassured her the whole time. "They made me feel so safe," Kim says. "This was remarkably different than my experiences at the larger hospitals."

Kim recalls, with a smile, that Dr. Schad sang, "Happy Birthday to You" to Shaylah when she was born. Small things can mean a lot when you're having a baby.

"Dr. Schad never rushed us, no matter how busy he was. He always checked to see how the whole family was doing and joked around with us. And Lee was included in everything. He really appreciated that," Kim says. "We would go back in a heartbeat."

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