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Claire visits Dr. Welby certain she has begun to enter menopause, only to discover that at 42 she has finally become pregnant. Her husband Paul was about to leave her for Maggie, a younger woman he has been seeing. A baby seems to be the last thing they want, and Clair considers and almost has an abortion. Delivery is likely to be difficult and Dr. Welby even mentions the possibility of a "defective baby". This episode tells the story of how the older couple learns to cope, and hopefully will learn to love, their new child.

In the waiting room, expectant father Paul Berwick is seen nervously flipping through the pages of the November 8, 1968 LIFE Magazine.

It is revealed that Dr. Welby has been practicing medicine for 28 years and has delivered upwards of 1,120 babies in that time.

Actress Julie Adams, like her character Claire Berwick, was 42 years of age at the time of filming (and ten days shy of 43 when it was first broadcast).


Episode cast overview:
Robert Young Robert Young - Dr. Marcus Welby
James Brolin James Brolin - Dr. Steven Kiley
Elena Verdugo Elena Verdugo - Consuelo Lopez
Julie Adams Julie Adams - Claire Berwick
William Sylvester William Sylvester - Paul Berwick
Amy Thomson Amy Thomson - Maggie
Dorothy Green Dorothy Green - Louise Janis
Sonja Dunson Sonja Dunson - Jean
Richard Dillon Richard Dillon - Young Father
Alice Rodriguez Alice Rodriguez - Nurse
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