Also known as: Overdue pregnancy
Violet is one week overdue and experiencing false labor contractions. She is anxious for the baby to be delivered but is not in active labor, with no cervical dilation.
Also known as: Switched embryos
A catastrophic medical error during IVF results in two women carrying each other's embryos. Amelia has no other embryos with her deceased husband's sperm, creating an impossible situation where both women struggle with whether to carry the pregnancy or terminate.
Also known as: Shared delusion
Katie, who previously suffered a miscarriage, has stopped taking her psychiatric medications and has developed a delusional belief that Violet is carrying her baby. She kidnaps Violet, paralyzes her with drugs, and attempts to perform a cesarean section to take the baby.
Also known as: Thalassemia carrier
The CVS testing reveals the fetus carried by Amelia tests positive for beta-thalassemia trait, which leads to the discovery that the embryos were switched, as neither Amelia nor her husband are carriers but Zoe is.
Also known as: Pregnancy loss
Katie previously experienced a miscarriage of a female fetus, which triggered her mental health crisis and is the root cause of her delusional belief that Violet is carrying her baby.
Also known as: Childbirth
Morgan goes into active labor and begins delivery of her IVF pregnancy, with strong contractions and progressive cervical dilation. The delivery occurs while Addison deals with personal conflict regarding Morgan's husband.
Also known as: Chemical paralysis
Katie injects Violet with a paralytic drug ordered from the internet, rendering her unable to move from the neck down while Katie prepares to perform an unauthorized cesarean section.