Chapter 7 - The Hospital DeliveryAt St. Judeâs Maternity Center, doctors worked through the night to stabilize Claireâs vitals.
The trauma and stress had triggered early labor contractions, but under expert medical care, her blood pressure slowly normalized.
At 6:14 a.m., as the morning sun broke over the city skyline, Claire gave birth to a healthy, six-pound baby boy.
I sat beside her bed, holding our newborn son wrapped in a soft blue blanket, tears of profound relief streaming down my face.
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âWhat should we name him?â Claire asked softly, her face pale but radiant with peaceful joy.
âLeo,â I smiled, placing our son into her arms. âBecause heâs going to be brave, just like his mother.â
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