Doctor's Guide to Dating in the Jungle by Tina Beckett
Author:Tina Beckett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
Two hours of pushing and still no birth.
Stevie used the flats of her hands on the next contraction, hoping the steady downward pressure would coax the baby further into the birth canal. Speaking with low, calming murmurs, her own heart raced with fear as she watched Matt work.
With each push, the baby inched closer, only to be drawn back to its original position when the contraction was over. Exhaustion was taking hold. Soon there would be no choice but to take her aboard the boat and attempt an emergency Cesarean. But she knew Matt was afraid the anesthesia would be too much for the woman at this pointâeven if the chief allowed it.
He swore softly. âThe babyâs still sunny side up. Thereâs no way heâll fit like thisâthe pelvis is too narrow. Iâm going to have to try turning its head again on the next contraction.â
Stevie cringed, knowing the agony Belini had experienced during the previous two attempts, but she forced herself to collect a deep breath and nod her understanding. Matt knew what he was doing. Still, the other two tries had ended with the baby stubbornly reverting to its original position, with the back of his head firmly pressing on his motherâs spine. A much harder way to deliver. And for someone of Beliniâs petite size and debilitated conditionâ¦almost impossible.
âHere we go. Help her push.â
Stevie bore down, noting the stiff concentration on Mattâs face, the muscle in his jaw contracting as he felt for the babyâs head and attempted to rotate it manually. Beliniâs weak moans tore at her heart.
âCome on, sweetie,â she whispered to the baby. âStay where Uncle Matt puts you.â
âTell her to keep pushing. If we can move him down the canal a little bit more, his body should turn in unison with the head.â There was a pause. âAlmost there. Keep going.â
âEmpurre.â The soft command was as much for Stevieâs benefit as it was for Beliniâs. She kept her hands firm on the girlâs abdomen, her fingers sensing each and every inch of ground they gained.
âWait! Wait! Donât push!â Mattâs harsh shout stopped everyone in their tracks. Even the medicine man stopped his incessant chanting.
âWhat is it?â She held back the fear that gnawed at her throat.
âHeadâs out.â He looked up and although his hair was plastered to his head and sweat had worn tracks down his face, his shaky smile lit up the darkening room. âThe hard partâs over. Now we just need to ease the shoulders out.â
Stevieâs heart stopped then started beating again. She leaned close to Beliniâs ear. âYour babyâs about to be born.â
Within ten minutes an angry-sounding cry split the room, strong and sure, as if the babyâand not his motherâhad won this particular round.
Beliniâs exhausted brown eyes met her own. âHe cries.â
A laugh came out unbidden. âYes, he does.â
âAnd a âheâ it is. The babyâs a boy,â said Matt, working to clear the babyâs nose and throat.
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