05-07-2024, 06:33 AM
== The following day 10.00 hrs - Chief Medical Officer's Office, Deck 12 Main Sickbay ==
== Assuming all the invites have arrived. ==
Captain Brooks headed down to Sickbay, he had very little discussion with any of the crew so far and this was a life changing decision they were making. The Captain entered the Chief Medical Officers Office, the layout and style transported him back to when he was sat in Lim's chair as CMO of the Copernicus and the Sheridan.
"Thank you all for coming to this meeting," said LCdr Lim as she closed and locked the door bringing the Captain back into the room and why he had been invited, "and my apologies to you Ens Mala, if I have caused any discomfort or embarrassment to you by call members of the senior staff to discuss your medical condition... So, let's get started."
"As you all know, Ens Mala is pregnant. The Father is not here and as per Ens Mala expresses wishes and will not be involved. I might add, this is against my advice but I bow to the Ensign's wishes in this matter."
Captain Brooks brow farrowed at this revelation which made him wonder exactly how did this pregnancy come to be in the first place.
The doctor explained what was to happen,
"The procedure is relatively quite simple and I've discussed this with Ens Mala earlier this morning. To bring all of us up to speed, we have the medical equipment and expertise to go ahead with the procedure Ens Mala has requested, to place the embryo into cryostasis until such time as Jes is ready to give birth. I will do the procedure and Dr Langston will assist me. Without going into the technical jargon basically we will perform a site-to-site medical transport transfer of the embryo to the cryostasis chamber. The chamber is quite small and compact. The procedure is not painful, or harmful to the mother or child. The child can be kept in cryostasis for ... well, eternity, as long as there is a power supply, which is minimal, and the chamber is maintained correctly and the state of the embryo is monitored regularly for any changes."
"So, I have recommended to Jez that we find a suitable facility off the ship where the protection for the child and the chamber are at a premium."
"I'll open up this for discussion now, and I'll ask you, Captain, is my recommendation possible at this time? And I'd just remind everyone we are here to discuss the placement of the cryochamber with the child and how that may be achieved, given we are on a Federation Starship about to go on a mission."
Captain Brooks looked around at the others in the room before saying,
"Having been a Chief Medical Officer myself, I know we would want to protect the baby the best we can. We will have to keep it on ship until we get to the starbase or federation medical facility then we know it won't be a game of catch up with the other ship when Ensign Mala here would like to have her child. She will know exactly where to go. However, the Aquila does have the equipment on board to be able to handle this until we are able to make a transfer which may not be in the near future."
Knowing where they were currently in space it would be a few days before they could get near a starbase and he was waiting on orders.
==Tag Lim and all==
== Assuming all the invites have arrived. ==
Captain Brooks headed down to Sickbay, he had very little discussion with any of the crew so far and this was a life changing decision they were making. The Captain entered the Chief Medical Officers Office, the layout and style transported him back to when he was sat in Lim's chair as CMO of the Copernicus and the Sheridan.
"Thank you all for coming to this meeting," said LCdr Lim as she closed and locked the door bringing the Captain back into the room and why he had been invited, "and my apologies to you Ens Mala, if I have caused any discomfort or embarrassment to you by call members of the senior staff to discuss your medical condition... So, let's get started."
"As you all know, Ens Mala is pregnant. The Father is not here and as per Ens Mala expresses wishes and will not be involved. I might add, this is against my advice but I bow to the Ensign's wishes in this matter."
Captain Brooks brow farrowed at this revelation which made him wonder exactly how did this pregnancy come to be in the first place.
The doctor explained what was to happen,
"The procedure is relatively quite simple and I've discussed this with Ens Mala earlier this morning. To bring all of us up to speed, we have the medical equipment and expertise to go ahead with the procedure Ens Mala has requested, to place the embryo into cryostasis until such time as Jes is ready to give birth. I will do the procedure and Dr Langston will assist me. Without going into the technical jargon basically we will perform a site-to-site medical transport transfer of the embryo to the cryostasis chamber. The chamber is quite small and compact. The procedure is not painful, or harmful to the mother or child. The child can be kept in cryostasis for ... well, eternity, as long as there is a power supply, which is minimal, and the chamber is maintained correctly and the state of the embryo is monitored regularly for any changes."
"So, I have recommended to Jez that we find a suitable facility off the ship where the protection for the child and the chamber are at a premium."
"I'll open up this for discussion now, and I'll ask you, Captain, is my recommendation possible at this time? And I'd just remind everyone we are here to discuss the placement of the cryochamber with the child and how that may be achieved, given we are on a Federation Starship about to go on a mission."
Captain Brooks looked around at the others in the room before saying,
"Having been a Chief Medical Officer myself, I know we would want to protect the baby the best we can. We will have to keep it on ship until we get to the starbase or federation medical facility then we know it won't be a game of catch up with the other ship when Ensign Mala here would like to have her child. She will know exactly where to go. However, the Aquila does have the equipment on board to be able to handle this until we are able to make a transfer which may not be in the near future."
Knowing where they were currently in space it would be a few days before they could get near a starbase and he was waiting on orders.
==Tag Lim and all==