Also known as: HELLP syndrome
Elise, a pregnant woman in custody for murdering her two children, suffers an eclamptic seizure and requires emergency medical management. Addison stabilizes her with medication to control blood pressure and prevent further seizures before inducing labor.
Also known as: Postpartum mental breakdown
Sheldon evaluates Elise for her legal defense, determining she experienced a psychotic episode resulting from years of untreated postpartum depression compounded by hormonal imbalance from fertility treatments. This is the central medical and ethical dilemma of the episode as she faces trial for killing her children.
Also known as: Rapid unexpected childbirth
Addison manages a patient who nearly delivered in the car due to unexpectedly rapid labor progression, successfully delivering a healthy baby boy in the opening scene.
Also known as: Newborn jaundice
Addison consults Jake about a newborn with suspected jaundice after a mother expresses concerns about her recently delivered baby.
Also known as: Schizoaffective disorder
Violet treats a combative schizophrenic patient who becomes violent because she resembles his mother. The patient requires physical restraint and emergency haloperidol administration.
Erica, Mason's biological mother and Cooper's ex-girlfriend, is dying in the hospital. She initially refuses to see Mason but eventually agrees in an emotional end-of-life reunion. This is a major emotional arc spanning the episode.
Also known as: Breech birth
Addison mentions managing a breech delivery as part of her busy morning delivering babies.