Also known as: Baby with no brain
Amelia delivers a baby with anencephaly (missing frontal lobe and most of the brain). The entire episode centers on her decision to donate the baby's organs to save other infants, creating ethical and legal conflicts among the hospital staff about organ procurement from an anencephalic infant.
Also known as: High blood pressure in the lungs
A 6-week-old infant in Chicago with pulmonary hypertension who needs new lungs, mentioned as one of the potential recipients of Amelia's baby's organs.
Also known as: Born blind
A 10-day-old boy born blind who could regain sight with cornea transplants, mentioned as a potential recipient of Amelia's baby's organs.
Also known as: Tetralogy of Fallot
A 14-month-old child named Gideon who has been on a heart-lung machine for months due to needing a heart valve, mentioned as a potential recipient of Amelia's baby's organs.
Also known as: Premature lungs never formed properly
A baby born extremely premature whose lungs never properly formed, mentioned as having received a successful lung transplant and shown in the hospital as an example of how organ donation saves lives.