Carson sprinted through the village and burst through the tent. He hadn't remembered which one it was, but Ronon was right. Eryn's cries were enough to give it away. Teyla looked up at his sudden arrival and gave him a look of relief. She was gripping the woman's hand tightly. Eryn was clearly in distress.
"Okay love, I'm here. I'm here. Try and calm down a wee bit." He said, kneeling next to her and unzipping his medical kit. "Where's the pain coming from?"
Eryn pointed, and Carson examined her with an electronic scope. He gave a look of concern and reached over to switch on his laptop, connecting it to the scope, and moving it over the area again. He exhaled, just as Ronon and John entered the tent.
"What is wrong Dr. Beckett?" asked Teyla, worried.
"I was hoping to get Colonel Sheppard to fly Eryn and I back to Atlantis so that I could deliver the baby there, but it looks like I'm a wee bit too late." He looked at Sheppard and Ronon. "Gentlemen, if you could please deposit my equipment here and kindly wait outside."
John and Ronon looked at each other, put down the equipment and started to make a hasty retreat when the doctor stopped John.
"Actually, Colonel, could you please radio Atlantis and tell them that I'll need the incubator up and running asap? As soon as this baby is born, I'm taking Eryn and her child straight to the infirmary. The baby is slightly early and I want to make sure there are no further complications."
"Uh, sure." John replied. "D'you want me to see if I can park the Jumper any closer to the village? Might speed things later."
"Aye, that'd be a big help." Carson said gratefully. John nodded, smiled at Eryn and Teyla and left. Carson turned back to the women.
"Teyla love, I think now would be a good time to take you up on your offer of help." The doctor said, removing some more equipment from his bags.
"Of course, Dr. Beckett." She said, standing up. "What do you need me to do?"
"Well, for a start you could make sure there's room outside for the Colonel to land. I'll need to get this young lady to the Jumper as soon as possible after the baby's born, so it would be very helpful if he can park right outside."
"I will see to it at once." Teyla replied and disappeared out the tent. Beckett looked back at the pregnant woman and smiled reassuringly.
"Right then Eryn, let me see if I can make you a bit more comfortable."
He reached into his medical kit and produced a syringe and a bottle of meptazinol.
"Just a wee jab to ease the pain, okay love?"
Eryn nodded and screwed up her face in pain. He injected her and patted her on the shoulder.
"That should start to work in a wee while. We'll have this baby out in no time, don't you worry."
I have no knowledge of medicines whatsoever and I looked on the internet about meptazinol so if it's wrong please let me know! It's used in the UK where I'm from so you may know it as something different. I think it's also known as meptid.