We still might see that scene brought to life later down the line in the miniseries, but one interesting new element introduced in the adaptation is that the Boulder Free Zone does have a doctor (albeit not an OB-GYN) and also a veterinary technician.
One of the most distressing stories that comes out of the journey to Hemingford Home in the book is the attempt at an amateur appendectomy that ends with a dead patient.
In the latest episode it allows Fran to get an ultrasound that provides her first look at her unborn baby, and also broach the question of whether or not the child will be immune to the respiratory virus like its mother.
One of the prime sources of drama as society is reconfiguring itself in The Stand is the fact that not a lot of doctors have survived the Captain Trips outbreak – which is something that is particularly of concern to Fran Goldsmith given her whole pregnancy situation.