He was called to the emergency room for a high-risk delivery. When he arrived, the patient turned out to be his ex-girlfriend.

Then darkness swallowed everything.

Inside the ambulance paramedics shouted urgent instructions.

“Massive hemorrhage. Blood pressure collapsing. Possible eclampsia with placenta previa,” one medic reported.

They decided to rush her to Silver Lake Medical Center in the nearest city.

At the same moment Jonathan was leaving Ridgeview Hospital after an exhausting twenty hour shift when his phone rang with an unfamiliar number.

“Doctor Blake, this is Doctor Alan Parker from Silver Lake Medical Center,” the voice said urgently. “We have a catastrophic obstetric emergency and I need your surgical help immediately.”

Jonathan paused in surprise but quickly asked for details. “Thirty eight weeks pregnant and unconscious with severe bleeding,” Doctor Parker explained.

Jonathan felt a strange uneasiness grip his chest as he started his car and drove quickly toward the hospital.

When he entered the operating room he listened to the report while preparing for surgery.

“Severe eclampsia, active hemorrhage, and complete placenta previa,” Doctor Parker said nervously.

Jonathan nodded and finally looked at the patient on the operating table.