Chapter 169

Callaway dashed into the pre-op area, urging them to initiate the procedure. She swiftly retrieved the necessary paperwork and brought it out to Alan. With a sense of urgency, Alan signed each page, and Callaway hurried back into the operating room to present the documents to the doctor.

As Susan began to drift under the anesthesia, the doctor wasted no time, making the first incision. With suction at the ready, she worked to clear the area of the copious amounts of blood. The next step was delicate; the placenta had wrapped tightly around the baby. With utmost care, she used forceps to carefully separate it from the baby's head and made a precise incision. More blood had to be suctioned out from inside before she could complete the procedure. With a gentle tug, the doctor delivered the two-pound infant from Susan's body, thankfully with the umbilical cord still intact. She swiftly tied it off and cut between the knots, then cleared the baby's airways and stimul