What happens to Hilda's fetus?
They had an ultrasound that found the baby didn't have a heartbeat. So no baby for Hilda. But there's still a dead fetus in her uterus. What happens then? Does it come out by itself? Do they need to D&C it out? Even if they don't show this on screen, they should at least mention it in passing, because it's a great big question mark for people like me who have no experience with pregnancy.
(Also, Betty, Ignacio, and Babydaddy (I forget his name) were all in the ultrasound with Hilda, and the ultrasound technician makes some comment to the effect that she's never seen that many people in the ultrasound room before. Surely it's not THAT uncommon for a patient to bring in her babydaddy and her own parents (and maybe babydaddy's parents too) to get a first look at the baby? Or for the patient to bring the baby's biological father and the baby's future adoptive parents? Or her spouse and children? I mean, I'm sure in most cases it's just the baby's bio-parents, but I seriously doubt three support people is so uncommon that a tech would never have seen it before and would feel the need to common on it.)
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I think you should write a letter to get this all cleared up. I'm kind of curious for some reason and I don't watch the show.
I don't watch the show but I'm very curious - because I want to know if they let her have an abortion or not. I believe it's a US show, and I'm always interested in how that crazy country handles the big scary A-word.
To my knowledge, no one but the patient and the technician and maybe a doctor can be in the room during an ultrasound. Certainly not a crew of that size!
I didn't know no one else was allowed in the ultrasound room. On TV there's always at least one other person, although maybe that just makes for better television when the character getting ultrasounded has someone to talk to and react to. Don't they at least allow the babydaddy in to see the pictures of his kid though?
I don't think Ugly Betty's going to go into much detail about what happens to Hilda's fetus, because since she had her ultrasound we've had an entire episode where it went completely unmentioned, and in this episode there was (spoilers!) a house fire that will serve as a catalyst for whatever Major Life Changes the plot needs her to make, so it seems like the script has moved past it. I don't think the writers put much thought into it, because (this being a telenovella) it was obvious from the moment she found out that she was pregnant that it was going to end in miscarriage.
All of which is unfortunate, because I'm sure I'm not the only one in the viewing audience who doesn't know what happens next if a baby dies in the womb.
A quick google suggests that if it doesn't come out itself, they do get it out through the same process used for abortion. Which raises the question: do they have the equipment to do this in places where abortion is illegal?
Not only don't they have the equipment, they don't have doctors with the requisite experience. So they induce labour and the woman has to deliver a dead fetus. It's not uncommon.
This reminded me of a random tidbit my mom told me once. She and my Dad were told that my brother had died in the womb but she would have to carry to term. I don't know why and we aren't on speaking terms at the moment but I know it was very traumatizing for both of them to imagine carrying a dead fetus to term and then delivering it dead. Fortunately for all of us the doctors were wrong and my brother was delivered premature, but alive.
When it's dead but she's carrying it to term, does it still grow? Because that would suck.
If it does grow, why? If it doesn't grow, how does your body know when it has reached term?
I know I was wondering that myself. I wouldn't think so. I'm wondering now if it was due to abortion laws at the time? It was early 1979.
Last summer my cousin learned late in her pregnancy that her fetus/baby had severe, severe genetic defects and would not survive birth. She had to go the US to get an abortion.
I feel so ignorant about abortion laws in Canada. Both cases would suggest to me that my mom and cousin couldn't legally have abortions in Canada so far into their pregnancies.
In my mom's case had my brother not survived I imagine they would have induced labour around 9 months. I remember being horrified that she would have to go through all of that knowing the baby was dead. Fortunately he wasn't, he was actually delivered prematurely by c-section but that's not to say that doesn't still happen to women.
I have the idea that third trimester isn't illegal, but it is unavailable just because there isn't anyone with the training/equipment. Not awake enough to confirm that at the moment.
I'm also wondering, if they were going to have to induce labour, and since they thought he was dead, why wait until 9 months? If you have to labour and deliver it vaginally, surely that's easier if it's smaller.
I also have the idea that in/around the 1950s, women weren't awake when they gave birth - they were either anesthetized or drugged into happyland, I forget which. So if they do have to get a dead fetus out by inducing labour, why not do that? Go to sleep and/or happyland, and when you wake up it's all done.
Also, why doesn't a dead fetus rot in the womb? Doesn't dead tissue of any sort rot if left unattended?
Hmmm I really wish L-girl would weigh in on this again. She's very passionate about reproductive rights so it's likely she'd have some insight into both the laws and the equipment/training required. How sad if women in these situations are forced to stick it out due to lack of resources.
As for the Betty plot I agree with you that they won't revisit it. Unfortunately they have a lot of loose ends to tie up now that the show has been cancelled. Good taste is dead. If not dead, definitely on life support.
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