- Isis Chavez picks up her 7-day-old baby girl Ivey after being weighed by nurse Shannon Williams at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” program that provides prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps. Both of Ivey’s parents, Isis and Enoc, are active-duty Navy. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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Nurse Shannon Williams arrives at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” program that provides prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps. Isis Chavez recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl and she and her husband, Enoc, are both active-duty Navy. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Enoc Chavez brings 7-day-old baby girl Ivey out of her...]()
Enoc Chavez brings 7-day-old baby girl Ivey out of her nursery to be fed following a nap at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 while nurse Shannon Williams talks with mom Isis Chavez about how the first week of Ivey’s life has been for the family. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Enoc Chavez holds 7-day-old baby girl Ivey as Isis rubs...]()
Enoc Chavez holds 7-day-old baby girl Ivey as Isis rubs her finger along her daughter’s head at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Enoc Chavez prepares a bottle for his baby girl Ivey...]()
Enoc Chavez prepares a bottle for his baby girl Ivey at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Nurse Shannon Williams monitors 7-day-old Ivey Chavez as she is...]()
Nurse Shannon Williams monitors 7-day-old Ivey Chavez as she is given a bottle by her mother Isis at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” program that provides prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps. Both of Ivey’s parents, Isis and Enoc, are active-duty Navy. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Nurse Shannon Williams listens to 7-day-old Ivey Chavez’s heart and...]()
Nurse Shannon Williams listens to 7-day-old Ivey Chavez’s heart and lungs at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” program that provides prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps. Both of Ivey’s parents, Isis and Enoc, are active-duty Navy. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Isis Chavez holds Ivey as she naps after a feeding...]()
Isis Chavez holds Ivey as she naps after a feeding at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)![Isis Chavez holds Ivey as she naps after a feeding...]()
Isis Chavez holds Ivey as she naps after a feeding at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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Isis Chavez picks up her 7-day-old baby girl Ivey after being weighed by nurse Shannon Williams at the Chavez home in Norfolk on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” program that provides prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps. Both of Ivey’s parents, Isis and Enoc, are active-duty Navy. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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By Kendall Warner | kendall.warner@virginiamedia.com | Photographer
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Shannon Williams is a nurse with the “First Year Focus” pilot program that provides in-home prenatal and postpartum services to expectant and new mothers who are in the Navy and Marine Corps.
Isis and Enoc Chavez recently welcomed a baby girl, Ivey, and Williams has been working with the family since Isis was 39-weeks pregnant.
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