(The Hill) – The nomination hearing for Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has been postponed.

A spokesperson for the committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, told The Hill on Thursday that the hearing was postponed due to Means going into labor. Last week, the committee said that Means would appear before it virtually, calling in from Kilauea, Hawaii.

CNN reported that Means was initially set to appear before the committee two days after her due date. The Hill has reached out to the committee for confirmation.

Trump nominated Means to the post in May, after withdrawing the nomination of Janette Nesheiwat over concerns regarding her credentials. The sister of

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