Special Delivery: Baby ER

Shakena is 5'2", diabetic, and nearly 300 pounds. 36 weeks into her pregnancy, she is admitted to the hospital with dangerously high blood pressure. When inducement doesn't work fast enough, doctors perform an emergency c-section to deliver Baby Demetrius.

First-time mom Ashlee is diagnosed with high blood pressure, and learns her unborn baby is not receiving enough nutrients and oxygen for development. When fragile Baby Ariah is delivered, she struggles to breathe, and the E.R. team must isolate her and administer IV antibiotics and put her on a CPAP, a device pumps air into her lungs. Phototherapy is used to fight off jaundice and Baby Ariah will need to stay in the E.R. longer than expected. Jacky, 37, is already mother to 3 healthy daughters, but her newborn son, Trey, is severely ill. Immature lungs, pneumonia, and an inability to digest food make him the sickest baby in the E.R.. Strong pain medications allow doctors to intubate and provide Trey with assisted breathing. An IV, and then a feeding tube are used to provide nourishment. Then, just when it seems things can't get worse, Trey shows signs of pulmonary hypertension. As the days wear on, Baby Trey inspires everyone with his fight to survive.

Amanda is just 29 weeks pregnant with her second child when her water breaks and labor begins. Doctors use medication to postpone her delivery, but after 14 days, fragile Baby Beatrix is born. With her breathing unstable and deteriorating fast, Beatrix is rushed to the SPECIAL DELIVERY: BABY E.R., intubated, and placed on a ventilator. 17 year-old Monei is 35 weeks pregnant when she develops a fever from an infection in her amniotic fluid. Worried for her baby's safety, doctors decide they can't wait for test results and decide to induce labor. Monei and her boyfriend are thrilled when Baby Ryan is born, and all seems well, but a dangerous drop in his body temperature sends Baby Ryan to the SPECIAL DELIVERY: BABY E.R. as doctors rush to determine the cause.

Diana's routine doctor visit lands her on the operating table for an emergency c-section after tests reveal her baby girl has stopped growing. Two-pound Baby Daira is taken to the emergency room to fight for her life.

Kristen is a first-time mom expecting triplets. Pre-term contractions have had her on bed rest for weeks, but tests reveal a condition that prompts an emergency c-section at 31 weeks. Delivery is a success, but immature lungs land babies Cole, Emily, and Gianna in the E.R.. Gianna -- the smallest of the three -- remains stable, while Cole and Emily struggle with breathing problems and jaundice. A month later, the triplets remain in the E.R., but every day brings them closer to home. Hayley is a second-time mom with a painful condition that has kept her on a powerful prescription narcotic, putting her unborn child at risk for withdrawal. Hayley is induced, but after eleven hours and little progress, the baby is delivered through c-section. As feared, little Baby Aiden has grown addicted to mom's pain medications and, as the days wear on, his withdrawal symptoms get worse.

Candace is just four weeks from her due date when a routine doctor''s visit lands her in the hospital. Candace is having contractions and suffers from dangerously high blood pressure, a risk for both she and her unborn child. Candace's condition continues to deteriorate, and doctors quickly deliver Myan, a seemingly healthy baby boy, but mere moments later, Baby Myan stops breathing and is rushed to the SPECIAL DELIVERY: BABY E.R., intubated, put on a ventilator, and fitted with an IV for medication. Tense days pass in the SPECIAL DELIVERY: BABY E.R. as Baby Myan develops pneumonia and doctors fight to stabilize his fragile health. Carrie is expecting her sixth child when she learns that, once again, she has gestational diabetes, a condition which caused her last pregnancy to end in tragedy. Doctors struggle to induce Carrie's labor, but after more than two days, the risk to the baby forces an emergency c-section. Baby girl Nevaeh is delivered, but when her blood sugar plummets, she is taken straight to the SPECIAL DELIVERY: BABY E.R.