Thirtysomething (TV Series)

New Job (1989)

Charles Levin: Doctor

Quotes 

• Doctor : I realize this is very hard for both of you, and it probably won't make you feel better when I tell you that I see this all the time. The ultrasound confirmed that there had been fetal demise. You know, one in five pregnancies ends in a miscarriage. It's nature's way of saying the fetus would've been unable to survive outside the womb.

  Michael Steadman : Why? Um, I don't understand.

  Doctor : We usually don't find out why. The thing for you right now is to give yourselves time to grieve, because it is a loss. You were already planning, thinking of it as a baby when it really hadn't developed. And after you've given yourself time, and when you're ready, you can think about starting again. The next time you're pregnant, you'll have an 80% chance of carrying the baby to term.

  Michael Steadman : The accident, maybe, huh? Hope's car accident...

  Doctor : What, because the x-rays, the drugs? We can't explain these things, Michael. I'm sorry. I know it would be easier if we could.