Stork Vision Teams with CAPPA to Deliver for Operation Special Delivery Gaithersburg, MD, February 17,2009 - for most expectant mothers, pregnancy is an experience they blissfully share with their partners. However, for many military families, the call to duty leaves expectant mothers behind to face delivery alone. Two concerned organizations have stepped up to help fill the gap left by absent husbands and partners. Stork Vision, a national prenatal ultrasound imaging company, is partnering with the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) to raise funds and awareness for Operation Special Delivery, a program that provides labor doulas at no cost to expecting military moms. "Having your loved one deployed-or worse, killed or seriously injured- and having to face the prospects of giving birth alone is unbearable," said Renee Caldwell, Stork Vision President. "To be able to provide a loving and helpful presence to military moms is just a small way of trying to repay an enormous debt of gratitude for their family's sacrifice in service to our country." Operation Special Delivery provides trained volunteer doulas for pregnant women whose husbands or partners have been severely injured or who have lost their lives due to the current war on terror, or who will be deployed at the time that they are due to give birth. A doula is someone who is specially trained to give informational, emotional, and physical support to women during childbirth. The program was started by Patricia Newton, a New Jersey doula who wanted to help expectant moms who had lost a husband or partner in the tragedies of september 11, 2001. The response was so overwhelming that in 2005 she turned the program's administrative duties over to CAPPA. Stork Vision will be accepting donations for Operation Special Delivery at each of its 19 locations in 11 states from now until March 30, 2009. For a list of Stork Vision locations visit www.storkvision.com . One location in Maryland at 212B Main Street Gaithersburg, MD 20878, call for hours open 240-631-2000. Expectant military moms who want information can visit the website www.operationspecialdelivery.com to fill out an application form and get matched with a doula in your area. About Stork Vision : Stork Vision is a limited-diagnostic prenatal ultrasound imaging company that provides parents-to-be with the latest in 2D, 3D, and 4D (live motion) ultrasound images of their unborn child. Ultrasound imaging is performed in a non-clinical, comfortable home theatre setting by RDMS registered sonographers and with prenatal care verification. For more information, visit www.storkvision.com . Operation Special Delivery for expectant military moms Washington DC- Stores, Restaurants, Services, Products, Activities, Events