During this half-hour, the three doctors had been carefully observing Ruby Gregory's condition. When they heard Steve Burton's question, the doctor who had been answering him said, "Her cervix is not dilated enough yet, we'll have to wait a bit longer."
Just at that moment, Ruby experienced the most intense pain since her water broke, so much so that her screams sounded hoarse and broken.
Steve Burton, who had been listening to Ruby's cries of pain, was already on edge. He had thought that after arriving at the hospital, Ruby wouldn't feel pain anymore, but she had been in the delivery room for an hour and was still in pain. Frustrated, he snapped at the doctors again, "Didn't you say it would be enough to wait half an hour? It's already been half an hour, why do we need to wait more? How much longer do we need to wait? If her cervix isn't dilating, find a way to help her! Are you just going to let her suffer? Can you actually treat her? Do you even know how to deliver a baby?"