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David: We need to get her into surgery now. Nurse: You can't come in. You haven't scrubbed. David: You're kidding me, right? I'm the father. You know that. Anna: Please let him in. I need him there. Dr. Clader: It's all right, nurse. But you've got to put on a gown and gloves. David: Yes, yes, of course. Anna: Be quick, david. David: I will. All right. Just take it easy. Aidan: Why are they taking anna into surgery? Maria: Is it the baby? It's not the baby, is it? David: Anna's lost some amniotic fluid. We've got to get the baby out now. Maria: Is she having a c-section? [David and Anna, on a guerney, rush off to the delivery room] [Monitor beeps] David [in scrubs arrives]: Hey, i'm here. Anna: Hi. David: Hi. No, no, no, wait a minute. We can't give Anna a general anesthesia. She had a bad reaction during the last surgery. Doctor: Oh, I'm familiar with her history. David: Well, then you know we almost lost her. I mean, can't we give her a spinal? Doctor: There's no time. Look, don't worry. It's a very, very light dosage. Now just relax and take deep breaths, ok? David: Ok. I'm coming around. One second. All right. Dr. Clader: Are we ready? Anna: Yeah. Ok. David: This is it. This is the easy part, ok? Dr. Clader and his staff are going to do all the work. Anna: I don't know. I feel a bit weird. David: Well, that's the anesthesia. Anna: No, it's different. It feels like I... [the monitor flatlines] David [panicking and feeling for a pulse]: Anna? Anna? [the monitor continues to flatline] She's having a vaso-vagal reaction. Dr. Clader: Open the I.V. Wide. David: Get me the oxygen right away. [the monitor begins to beep] Anna [coming to]: What happened? David [relieved]: It's all right. Anna: Is the baby all right? David: Yeah, yeah, she's fine. You lost consciousness. The baby was cutting off your blood supply. Anna: Is the baby all right? David: Yeah, yeah. She's holding on strong, darling. Dr. Clader: We've got to get the baby out now. David: Yeah. Dr. Clader: Is our neonatal team ready? Nurse: Mm-hmm. Doctor: All set. David: How you feeling? Anna: Don't worry about me. How's the baby doing? Nurse: Heart rate's down to 60. Dr. Clader: Impatient to get out, huh? Who does that remind you of? David: Her mother. Anna: Her father. Dr. Clader: Well, let's let the little one be the tiebreaker. Ok, let's get started. Scalpel. Anna: Oh... Dr. Clader: Suction. David: Remember what you told me, about our daughter being a miracle child? Dr. Clader: Sponge. David: Well, you were right, darling, and that's because she's like you. Dr. Clader: Retractor. David: She's going to be fine. She has your strength, ok? Dr. Clader: Careful, the wall is very thin. You don't want to put too much pressure on there. David: In just a few minutes, you're going to be holding our daughter in your arms. Dr. Clader: Ok, sponge. David: You're doing great. You're doing great. Dr. Clader: Scissors. Anna: I couldn't do this without you, david. I mean it. Dr. Clader: Cutting the membrane now. Anna: You won't leave, will you? Dr. Clader: All right, let's get the retractor out. David: That is never going to happen. Anna: David, is everything all right? Dr. Clader: Everything's fine, anna. I've got your baby now. Put a little pressure on the fundus. Anna: Oh, wow. Dr. Clader: Here's her head. And here's your baby. Anna: Oh, my god. David: Hey. Anna: Oh, she's so gorgeous. Hi, sweetie. Is she all right? Is everything ok? David: Oh, she's perfect, she's perfect. She's perfect. Dr. Clader: Syringe, please. [the baby cries] Anna: Oh, she's crying. Oh, that's good, isn't it? Dr. Clader: Steady, that's good. Anna: Can I see her again? I want to see her again. Dr. Clader [to David]: You... Anna: Is everything good? Dr. Clader: You want to cut the cord, david? David: No, it's all right. My hands are shaking right now. Dr. Clader: Happens to the best of us. Anna: I can't believe she's here. David: Oh, my god. Anna: Let me see her. David: Let me get her. Hey, beautiful girl. Look at you. It's time for you to meet your mom. Anna: Hi, sweetie. Oh, you're so... David: Apparently, she has eyes for her daddy. Anna: Oh, she's so gorgeous. Hi. Hi. David: Hey. Anna: Shh. Aw. Shh. Hi. [Anna greets her baby, then the nurse takes the baby away to check her out] What's she doing to her? David: Dr. Tracy is just checking her out, making sure she's ok. Anna: She said she was ok. David: Yeah, she's fine. Hey, you heard her cry, right? Dr. Tracy: Apgar's eight. Anna: Oh, that's good, right? David: That's very good. That's very good. Dr. Tracy: She's in excellent condition for a preemie. Dr. Clader: Well, her parents are overachievers. Dr. Tracy: Would you like to hold her? Anna: Oh, yes. Dr. Clader: Don't put her next to the sutures. Anna: Ok. Oh, hi, sweetie. David: Oh, look at you. Anna: Hi. David: Look at that face. Anna: Hello. Where are you? Hey, sweetie. Hi. I can't believe she's here. David: Look at her. She's so beautiful. She's just like her mother. Anna: We have to call robin and tell her she has a sister. You're her sister, you know. And aidan. Is aidan -- where is he? David: Yeah, I think he's outside somewhere. Dr. Tracy: I have to take her to nicu now. Anna: Oh, no, can't she stay here just a little bit more? David: No, let's let her... [the baby cries] Anna: Oh, see? She doesn't want to go. Bye. Bye, sweetie. See you in a bit. She has little dimples. Bye. David: Hey. You did great. You did great, baby. We never once lost faith. Anna: I never will, either. David: I know. Anna: Why don't you go and call robin and find aidan and tell him. David: I will. Ok, yes, ma'am. I love you. Anna: I love you, too. David: Great job. [He goes outside to tell Aidan and Maria the good news] Aidan: David, how's the baby? David: She's here. Aidan: And anna? David: Yeah, mother and daughter are doing just fine. Maria: Oh, congratulations. Yay! David: Thanks. Aidan: The baby's premature? David: Yeah, I mean, we will have to monitor her for a while, but she is breathing on her own. She even started crying, so.. Maria: Good. Oh, congratulations. That's good. Wonderful. David: That's excellent. Aidan: Can we see anna? David: No, no, not right now. I mean, she really needs some rest, so why don't you just come back tomorrow, ok? Aidan: David? David: Yeah? Aidan: Thanks. Thanks for looking after her. David: Yeah. Maria: Well, things are looking up, finally. Aidan: The baby's still at risk. Maria: No, I don't mean that. I mean, you actually had a conversation with david that didn't involve some sort of breaking of limbs. Aidan: Yeah, I did, didn't I? Come on, let's go home. Maria: Ok. There's just, you know, one little problem. Where is home, exactly? [They leave and David returns to Anna in the delivery room] David: Robin was ecstatic. She wants to know when she can talk to you. Anna: Well, I'll call her when they put me in a room. David: Right. Anna: Did you see aidan? David: Yeah, yeah. He was waiting outside. He's very happy for you. Anna: Were you nice to him? David: Of course I was nice to him. I just had a baby. Anna: I want you two to get along, you know. I want... I want our little girl to grown up with a family... a sister, a cousin, an uncle. I just want her to have... David: Everything. I know. And I want that, too. Anna: I can't believe she's here. David: Yeah. Anna: She's so little. She's so delicate. She's exactly the way i imagined her. Oh. David: Hey, she's your daughter. Anna: I love her so much. David: I know. Anna: I can't stand being away from her even for a second. David: Well, we'll see when you're ready, and maybe we'll go down to nicu and we'll go look at our daughter, huh? Anna: Yeah, I could try now if... David: Are you sure? Nurse: Excuse me. I need a name for the birth certificate. Anna: Oh. David: Well, we haven't come up with a name yet. Anna: Actually, I have. I mean, if the daddy agrees. David: When did you decide on a name? Anna: Oh, well, you know, I had some time on my hands. I mean, it's not like it's final or anything. You can veto it. David: Right. That's what she wants me to think. Anna: What do you think of leora, after... David: Leo? Anna: Yeah. You know, we said we'd name the baby after him if it was a boy, so why can't we do the same thing for a girl? David: Leora. Anna: Do you hate it? David: No. No, I love it. And I love you. Nurse: Leora, then? David: Yeah. Leora Devane Hayward. |
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Nurse: The
baby's heart rate is down to 80.