The Pregnant Registrar. Carol Marinelli

woman in a wheelchair, Jo smiled warmly as she handed Lydia a thick pile of notes. ‘Dr Verhagh will probably be at the delivery, but if not, you can expect to see her when your baby comes to the special care unit.’

      ‘Lydia,’ Lydia introduced herself, shaking the nervous woman’s hand warmly. The meeting with Dr Reece, the cardiac surgeon, had been rather grim and she’d been hoping to discuss things with Corey, but clearly it would have to wait. ‘Dr Hamilton, your obstetrician, rang me this morning and said you’d be coming in for a look around. It’s Meredith Clarke, isn’t it?’

      Lydia had been there five weeks now and was used to seeing parents being given the guided tour. It was the same as at her old job. What was different, however, was that as a registrar it was now Lydia talking to the parents, making decisions with the obstetricians, and she revelled in it, enjoying the responsibility her new role brought while never taking it lightly.