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Your Baby or Your Eye
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Episode: Passing the Puck
City: Denver, Colo.
Hospital: Denver Health Medical Center
Doctor Profile: Dr. Wade Smith

A pregnant fifteen-year-old was close to her due date when she and her boyfriend got in an accident. The injuries she sustained included a severe cut to her eye — doctors realized the pushing during delivery would probably endanger her eyesight. The question the doctors faced was: operate on the eye first, or perform a Caesarian section?

Pictures: NYT Television |

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