00:00No tumors in the frontal or parietal lobes.
00:07Next, we should check for a glial-based tumor in the brain stem.
00:11Squeeze my hand as hard as you can.
00:17Leah said she may need to do that during labor.
00:20I want to be prepared.
00:30Okay. Okay, that's enough.
00:33We need a better look in the high cervical cord.
00:38Is Leah feeling nervous about labor?
00:41She thinks she needs a doula to support her, but she doesn't.
00:45You squeezed my hand very hard. I can take it.
00:48I think there's probably going to be more to it than that, Sean.
00:52I've also looked into antimicrobial options for washcloths to wipe her forehead.
01:00What else?
01:02I don't know. Neither do you, or Leah, or the doctor, or the doula.
01:08That's what's terrifying about it.
01:11It's the biggest day of your life, and the only thing you know for sure
01:15is that another human being is going to force its way out of you.
01:23High cervical cord is clear.
01:31Breathe.
01:35Good. You're almost there.
01:37The lighting in this room is very harsh.
01:40We didn't call for a surgical consult, Dr. Murphy.
01:42I know. I'm here for research.
01:44Now, this is a bad time. Next contraction, I need you to push.
01:48I am very interested in anything you can share about your experience.
01:53What are you feeling right now?
01:55Your experience. What are you feeling right now?
01:59Like, oh, like he's trying to rip out everything.
02:06Do you wish you had gotten an epidural?
02:08Yes!
02:10It's too late now.
02:15Please page Dr. Glassman.
02:26Leah wants to have a doula.
02:30Okay, and you don't?
02:33Research shows that doula-assisted births have fewer complications,
02:37decreased length of labor, and increased breastfeeding rates.
02:41So you do want a doula.
02:43No. I can precisely measure the time between contractions
02:49and get the right washcloth, and I've mapped out the fastest route
02:52from the OB floor to the cafeteria for ice chips.
02:56I don't want Leah to have a doula.
03:00But they are good.
03:06I am very bad at massages.
03:12So you want Leah to have everything that she wants,
03:16but you don't want her to want a doula?
03:20Yes.
03:22How do I do that?
03:24I don't know.
03:26I just... it can't be done.
03:28It's like you want a red shirt really badly, but it has to be green.
03:35Why can't you just give her what she needs?
03:44Okay. Good.
