- So how long is your break time?
- Good question. I have a little sleep room in the hospital
so I can go and take a nap.
- Is it called the on-call room?
- It's called the on-call room.
- I'm just wondering. How do you know this?
- Grey's Anatomy.
- Oh my.
- I told you it would pay off!
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- Hello.
- I'm Michela.
- I'm Jamie.
- Nice to meet you!
- And my name is Sandor.
- Hi. I'm Jamie.
- Nice to meet you.
- Any guesses of what I do for my work?
- A midwife.
- Yes.
- I'm not exactly sure what that is.
- Any guesses?
- No. No, I don't know.
- Oh! It's someone who delivers babies.
- You're right.
- At home.
- Yes!
- Oh, really?
- Woo!
- Yay!
- So I can deliver babies at home or at the hospital.
- Oh.
- What is your opinion on the Matrix birth scene?
- Oh no. I don't know if I know the Matrix birth scene.
Describe it to me, and I'll tell you.
- Oh boy.
- Well, it's kinda terrifying.
- That sounds right so far.
- Yeah, so basically, they're all naked
and have no hair 'cause they're
- And there's like gooey grossness
- Yeah, and then, they come out of this tube.
- That's perfect! That's exactly right.
- Tubes, gooey, no hair. All of those are right.
Do you know what the gooey part is when humans have babies?
- It's the something sac.
- Yes, the amniotic fluid sac. Exactly.
So that's the balloon that bursts open
during the birth process when the baby comes.
- What breaks it open? Is it the baby kicking at it?
- Yeah, sometimes it's the baby kicking it.
Sometimes, I can break the bag of waters.
- What do you break it with?
- This cool little crochet hook.
It's a little stick with a little tiny hook,
and I pop it like a water ballon.
Do you remember how you were born?
- Remember?
- No, I do not remember!
- Were you told? Were you told?
What have you heard about your own birth? How about that?
- Mom do you want to tell us?
I was easier, right?
- No, I was easier. I just had more bruising.
- Oh, that's right.
- I was?
- You're welcome.
- So I was prettier.
- You're welcome, Mom.
- Okay. So when you're performing a C-section,
how big do you make the incision?
- You should guess.
- Is this like 10 centimeters?
- Yeah!
- Okay, 10 centimeters.
- Yeah, that looks about right.
- Really?
- Oh!
- That was awesome! Yeah.
- I'm really getting outperformed here.
- I know!
But you have this curtain, and they have,
what's the thing where it's like you're numbed?
- Do you know? You can get this one.
- Anesthesia.
- No, no, no.
- Yes, close.
- Aw, great.
- It's epidural! I was gonna say that.
And, I was like, wait, is that something else?
- It's just embarrassing.
- You know about the vagina?
Okay good. So, when it comes out vaginally,
you can also get an epidural
so you don't have to feel the pain.
- Mom, did you do that?
What's the grossest part of delivering a baby?
- Well, there's some poop that comes out.
- Wait, really?
- Yeah, 'cause you're pushing so hard, right?
- Yes.
- Wait, the mom poops? Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
- That makes more sense.
- I mean I'm used to it so it's not so gross,
but some people might consider it gross. Yeah.
- Has the dad, in the delivery room, ever been like,
"This is gross, and I'm leaving"?
- Yes.
- Really?
- Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Oh my God.
- What have you heard about the placenta?
- It's an organ or something.
- Yes.
- Is it thin, or is it like a big ball of meat?
- It's like a ball of meat.
- Oh gosh!
- Like a big, big hamburger.
Like about this big.
- What!?
- And it's attached to the inside of the uterus
in one little spot.
- Wait, does it grow when you get pregnant?
- It grows. As the baby grows, it grows.
- What?
- And do you know that humans can eat their own placenta?
- I know. I find that kinda weird though.
- Yeah, me too.
- I mean, we could theoretically eat every part of us. Well.
But why? Why would you do this?
- Good question. Any thoughts of why?
- Maybe it's needed nutrients when you're delivering.
- Yes. Good.
- Finally, I got something.
- Some people take it, and they dehydrate it,
like dried fruit.
And then, they make it into powder and put it in pills,
in capsules and then they swallow it,
- For nutrients?
- and it's like a vitamin. Yeah, like nutrients.
- What's your work schedule like?
- So, I work 24 hour shifts. So, I'm awake for
24 hours at a time.
- So how long is your break time?
- Good question. I have a little sleep room in the hospital
so I can go and take a nap.
- Is it called the on-call room?
- It's called the on-call room.
- I'm just wondering, how do you know this?
- Grey's Anatomy.
- Oh my.
- I told you it would pay off!
- About how many babies have you delivered
across your whole career span?
- You should guess.
- Oh my God.
- Oh God. It's gonna be a really big number.
- Do you keep a tally of this?
- I do keep a tally.
- You, personally? Or like the hospital?
- I keep a tally.
- Oh my goodness.
- And the hospital does, too.
- How many years have you been working?
- 12.
- Okay. 3000.
- No.
- Wait, let me guess.
- I did the quick math.
- Let me guess.
- It was too high.
- Let me guess. Let me guess.
Okay so let's say you do 20 babies a month. 12 years.
- Don't forget, I have vacation months, too.
- Oh boy. Just tell us.
- 1500!
- It's 800.
- 800?
- 800! You totally misled us.
Nice to meet you, Jamie.
- So good to meet you.
- Very nice to meet you.
- Good to meet you. Bye!
- Bye, Jamie.
- [Crew Member] Great job, you guys!