Marrying the Playboy Doctor by Laura Iding

Author:Laura Iding
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Romance & Sagas, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9780263210828
Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon, Limited
Published: 2010-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

Seth pushed thoughts of Ben and Kylie out of his mind as he listened to the paramedic’s report.

“Twenty-eight-year-old pregnant female with blunt trauma to her abdomen during the car crash. She’s estimated to be thirty weeks pregnant with vital signs stable.”

Seth was concerned about the way Josie, the pregnant woman, was moaning in pain. And for some reason the paramedic’s laid-back attitude bothered him, too. He wasn’t sure he trusted the guy’s assessment. “She seems to be in a lot of pain. What exactly are her vitals?”

“Her pulse is tachy at 128, and her blood pressure is elevated to 180/104—but I’m sure those elevations are mostly the result of the emotional stress of being in a car crash.”

Seth didn’t agree. “Eve, get the OB/GYN attending down here, stat. Let’s give her some fluid volume and get a full set of labs, including sending a urine sample for protein.” He turned toward the paramedic, whose name tag identified him as Craig. “You might want to brush up on your OB physiology. Because elevated blood pressure is never normal in pregnancy—not even after trauma.”

“Well, she can’t be bleeding—not with a blood pressure that high,” Craig said defensively.

“No, but she could have preeclampsia,” Seth countered, trying not to lose his patience. He mentally added this to the list of educational needs for the paramedics as he turned toward his patient. “Get me a Doppler so I can listen to fetal heart tones.”

Practically before he’d finished speaking the nurse had shoved a Doppler in his hand. That was what he liked about the ED. The nurses were always one step ahead of him. He wanted to give Josie something to calm her down, but he didn’t want to do anything that might impact the fetus, either.

“Shh, it’s okay, Josie,” Eve said soothingly. “We’re going to take good care of you and your baby. Try not to get upset. Right now you need to calm down and relax.”

“Hi, Josie, my name is Dr. Taylor. I’m going to examine you and your baby, okay? Take a deep breath for me and hold it.” Seth told her that more to relax her than anything else, and the diversionary tactic seemed to work. “Good. Now, let it out slowly.”

Seth could feel some mild contractions as he gently palpated her round abdomen. For a moment he imagined what it might be like if Kylie was pregnant with his child. Would Ben mind a little brother or sister? Pushing the crazy thought away, he reached for the Doppler gel.

“This is going to be cold against your skin,” he informed Josie, hoping the OB/GYN attending would get here soon. “But then we’re going to listen for your baby’s heartbeat.”

Focusing on the baby rather than on her traumatic experience seemed to help calm Josie down. She watched him intently as he used the Doppler to move around the gel on her belly, until the distinct sound of the baby’s heartbeat filled the room.

“She’s okay? My baby is okay?” Josie asked.

Seth nodded, grinning. “Yes, it sounds like your baby is doing fine.

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