Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Miriam Cross (Doctor) in Main Sim - Sick Bay

Posted by Crewman Morag McHoan (Ship’s Midwife (retired)) in Main Sim - Sick Bay

: A comm call came in to medical.
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: =^=Medic to the bridge. We have… We have…=^= she paused, =^=I’m in labor.=^=
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Cross was quick to respond =/\= Acknowledged on my way Bre =/\= and with that she ran out of sickbay with a gurney assisted by two nurses, while Marthese got what was needed ....that is if Bre made it to sickbay in time.

There was some sort of commotion in the corridor outside of the Sickbay after Miriam had left.

“Ah ken Ah am needed,” Morag told the young medic. “Ah was delivierin’ bairns when yer maw was still in a cot. An’ tak’ yer hans aff me, aam sixty nine years auld! Ah nae a yoong hen onie mair. Lit me by. Aam th’ only midwife aboard thes ship.”

Cross jaw fell open ‘’You’re still alive!’’ she exclaimed to the old midwife who always wreaked the female doctor’s brain trying to understand her ‘’Anyway follow me or better still try to out run me if you can’’ Cross mocked the old woman.

“Ah bairns come when they ur ready an’ tak’ their time. i’ll be thaur oan time. dornt fash yerse yer heed!” replied Morag.

Cross did not look back but did call out ‘’They’re twins and coming four weeks early,if there ever was a time to rush it is now’’ bit McHoan might be able to keep up for the doctor stopped eyeing the turbolift suspiciously ‘’What if it stopped due that darn particle our ship has come across?’’ she asked half expecting the midwife to answer.

There was little chance of Morag catching the younger Doctor as she could only walk with the aid of her walking stick. “Ah be aff wi’ ye! Twins ye say. Aye! Whit particle? Ah dunnae kinn abit onie particle? Whit has ‘at got tae dae wi’ bairns?” she shouted after the Doctor. No doubt that Bre would be brought to Sickbay eventually, so she walked down the corridor and into Sickbay.

Hearing the call for help Drudoc moved over to catch and support Bre, “..Easy miss, focus and breathing. The last thing you want to do is pass out. Ive gone through labor myself so if this is your first time, it can be a bit of an experience despite what you may have heard or learned…” She said in a calm manner helping to keep Bre comfortable.

Once she was Drudoc opened the lid of what seemed a tricorder from her belt, running the basic scan over Bre to see if there were any obvious complications to report until the medical team would arrive.

: So much for no complications. she thought.

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Will looked back from the lift as the Comms officer called Sick-bay, he had just given the order to go to the lower levels and the last thing he heard before the doors closed labour. The surprised look was truly something else.
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: Cross was quick to respond =/\= Acknowledged on my way Bre =/\= and with that she ran out of sickbay with a gurney assisted by two nurses, while Marthese got what was needed ....that is if Bre made it to sickbay in time.
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Drudoc stepped back when the nurses came on the bridge, she reported to Cross. “..The Lieutenant’s contractions are coming fairly quickly right now, not much more then a minute or so apart. I’ve detected no obvious other complications so far before your arrival..” She stated.

The female doctor entered the bridge and made a bee line directly to the Lt ‘’Bre stay calm I’m going to check how dilated the cervix is’‘ the medical tricoder showed she was nearly fully dilated ‘’Bre the babies are coming shall we help you on the gurney?’‘ she said in a calm voice, though Cross was thinking that she most probably have to give birth on the bridge or corridor and never make it to sickbay.

Bre looked at the gurney and shook her head.

“Please no. Help me up, I want to walk. I’ll get on that thing if we make it to sickbay.” she said reaching for the two nurses.

Drudoc also moved to assist Bre from behind as the nurses would do their bit.

‘’Thank you ma’am ‘’Cross told Drudoc with all the politeness she could muster while eyeing the tricoder and wondering how more advanced it had too be.

Usually Bre wasn’t one to argue with a Doctor, her older sister Mary was a Doctor after all. In this case, however, there was something about the movement that was soothing to her. Though the contractions were coming hard and fast, she thought she might just have a little bit of time.

Cross and a nurse helped the Lt to get up and walk ‘’At your own pace Bre,this is your call’‘ the doctor said in an ever soothing tone’‘The new doctor is preparing everything we need in a private cubicle in sickbay and oh there is a retired midwife too..though you would need a rather sophisticating translator to understand her’‘.

Once Bre was settled as she would be wished, Drudoc again stepped back out of the way again.

As the nurses and Bre were exiting the bridge, Cross gave Drudoc a slight nod before the door slid closed behind them.

As the nurse rubbed Bre’s back,Cross suggesting it would be better if she was helped on the gurney ‘’Bre,we would get to sickbay quicker ‘’ the female doctor rationalized.The last thing she needed was the mother to- be giving birth before they reached sickbay.

There wasn’t enough fight left in Bre to argue. She had a feeling she would need her strength and it was better to have her water break on the gurney anyway.

“Fine, you win. Hot flashes… Dizzy… And I don’t even think my water’s broke yet.” she whispered hoarsely as she settled on the gurney.

Cross was glad Bre complied ‘’I’ll break the amniotic sac once we’re in sickbay…hold on love we are nearly there’‘ .
With the mother to-be on the gurney they hurried into sickbay and inside the cubicle the ensign doctor had prepared ,two incubators were already placed in a corner. >Taking the amniotic hook, the female doctor ruptured the membrane and checked the fluid to make sure it was clear of meconuim ‘’Bre with the next contraction take a deep breath and start to push if possible until I count to ten....................one,two,three, four ,five ,six’‘.

Where was the old midwife when you needed her?.

Meanwhile in Sickbay, Morag had begun haranguing the other remaining Doctor. “Hae ye got a scratcher ready? Ye ur only an Ensign? Nae a proper doctur ‘en?”

For a few seconds the new doctor showed her true self,she grabbed the old midwife from her tunic and sneered ‘’The rank ensign means nothing to me,I’m not only a full Lt but also a surgeon’’ she spoke in a hardly audible voice but enough for the midwife to hear and with that she let go of McHoan.

Marthese Dr.

“Gie yer hans aff me!” replied the feeble, elderly woman. “Burst! Burst! Aam bein’ burst !”

Morag McHoan, Ship’s Midwife (retired)

Marthese stood by ready to take each baby once born without interfering during the labor it self ,while Cross encouraged Bre to push.Now poor Morgan was grabbed by Cross to get closer ‘’It’s your call McHoan retired or not!’’ the female doctor exclaimed.

The ensign got closer to Lt Bre ‘’I know this is not the right time to ask..but..but…what species is the biological male?’’ obviously it was not out of simple curiosity but rather to assess and monitor their condition .

Marthese and Cross Dr.

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