The Pitt really pushes the idea of realistic medical procedures on TV (and this one scene proves it)

HBO's The Pitt is pushing the idea of realistic medical procedures with each new episode. The recent episode covered the eleventh hour of ER's shift in the fictional Pittsburgh Medical Hospital, and broke free from traditional medical dramas.

Medical procedures are not new to TV, with hits over the years like Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, and ER. However, HBO's newest procedure stands out in its structure and how the cases are graphically shown.

The medical procedure is already being praised for its realistic depiction of emergency cases, but Episode 11's childbirth scene really pushed all limits.

While most medical procedures do not feature the actual delivery process, the show went into the details, which might be too much for some viewers. The scene sets the procedural apart from other medical dramas and paves the way for modern and realistic medical storytelling.

Here is more on The Pitt childbirth scene.

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The Pitt Episode 11 featured a graphic childbirth scene

The big case of The Pitt Episode 11 was a woman named Natalie, who was reeled in by a gay couple, and soon, it was revealed that she was a surrogate for them. She was admitted while she was in labor, and Dr. Robby and Dr. Collins attended her during the delivery.

Dr. Collins checked her uterus opening to see how far the baby was due and even joked that she could see the baby's hair already coming out. And lo and behold, the head was already out in no time. While a delivery scene is nothing new to medical dramas, it mostly features shots of doctors pulling the baby out and the struggling mother trying her best to give a big push.

But The Pitt did not shy away from going down there (literally), actually showing the baby's head coming out of the woman's v*gina, drenched in blood and after-birth. While the particular scene did not make for a perfect dinner watch, seeing a realistic birth scene in a medical drama was refreshing.

While most shows feature a long sequence of escalating events and doctors working hard to save the baby from a complicated delivery, The Pitt showed the entire process, and the graphics might be a little too much for some audiences.

On top of it, the mother experiences shoulder dystocia, where the baby gets stuck inside the entrance because of his shoulders, and Dr. Robby has to put his hands inside the woman's v*gina to get the baby out. Again, while most medical dramas would have shown the actor's face while delivering the baby, The Pitt showed how Dr. Robby literally put his hand inside and successfully pulled out the baby.

His efforts are successful, and Dr. Robby gets the baby out, but it is stillborn. Dr. Collins and her team managed to get him breathing.

While it looked like the show was over in showing the reality of childbirth, the mother went into a postpartum hemorrhage after her delivery, which resulted in a lot of blood loss from her uterus.

As described by Dr. Collins, this happens when the uterus cannot contract properly after delivery, and the show again shows the details. From a pool of blood dripping down her bed to her inflated entrance, the show paints a realistic picture of postpartum hemorrhage and the difficulties of childbirth.

Dr. Collins and her team emerged triumphantly and stabilized the woman after the birth.

The scene nailed the nitty-gritty and painted a realistic picture, making the audience feel that they have actually witnessed a delivery up close, which is rare for a medical procedural.

Also Read: The Pitt Season 1 Episode 11 recap

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