Dr. Banks: The reason we don't resort to medical intervention with 21-weekers is because the procedures are extremely painful, and most of the time, they still die.
Naz: So we just throw in the towel? Ebola has a %10 survival rate; should we just send the patients home?
Dr. Banks: A micro-preemie can't consent, and it can't say no. They cry for us to stop but don't know why we're hurting them. Some people think comfort care is the most compassionate medicine.
Naz: But what do you think?
Dr. Banks: There's no easy answer. But her lungs are two little rocks, and she's got a hole in her heart; you're walking mom through next steps. Naz, a mother's instincts? Nothing beats them.