Maternity Ward: The Risk Factor
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Polly Draper
Robert Burgos
Marjorie Connelly
Marjorie Connelly
Lynne Czekala
Kathy Davidov
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The program highlights the action at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where more than 5000 babies are born every year. The doctors and nurses work at a hectic pace to keep up with the enormous demand as they treat a pregnant woman who suddenly loses consciousness and is rushed into the OR; an HIV-positive woman whose baby is born without the virus, thanks is part to a "bloodless C-section"; a woman who develops gestational diabetes early in her pregnancy and now faces the possibility of C-section; and a mother-to-be who is one week overdue and faces a difficult birthing process due to her baby's breach position.