"Maternity" is the fourth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on December 7, 2004. A number of newborn babies acquire unknown diseases simultaneously. House and his aides must race against the clock to save them and avoid further spread of the disease.
In the hospital, the Hartig parents are concerned because their baby girl, Maxine, is spitting up but hasn't eaten anything yet. Baby Maxine suffers a seizure. ...
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"Maternity" is the fourth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on December 7, 2004. A number of newborn babies acquire unknown diseases simultaneously. House and his aides must race against the clock to save them and avoid further spread of the disease.
In the hospital, the Hartig parents are concerned because their baby girl, Maxine, is spitting up but hasn't eaten anything yet. Baby Maxine suffers a seizure. Later, the OBGYN who was in the room recounts the incident to another doctor in the lounge. He discusses the baby’s bowel obstruction. House overhears their chat and quickly leaves, suspecting something worse.
House presents Maxine to Wilson as Exhibit A. Exhibit B is Baby Hausen, another newborn who is also ill. House thinks it is a nosocomial infection, but Cuddy doesn't believe it's the beginning of an epidemic. House tours his team in the maternity ward to check the other newborns in the hospital, and they find one more baby with a sudden...
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