After the injection of the tocolytic, perhaps from sheer exhaustion or the effect of the medicine itself, Sigourney drifted into a weary slumber on the bed. The female doctor, seeing this, calmly reassured Theodore that it was a normal response and nothing to be alarmed about.

Then, in a gentle tone, she continued her reminders.

"Your wife does not need to be transferred to a separate obstetric ward for close monitoring at the moment."

"She may remain here in the same room with you, but she ...