ObGyn Doctor Reacts: Downton Abbey | Lady Sybil's Birth...and Death!?

ObGyn Doctor reacts to British drama Downton Abbey. This episode, where doctors disagree on pregnancy management and Lady Sybil gives birth then suffers a major complication, was SO highly requested (Season 3, Episode 4 - I said Episode 5 in the video...but I was wrong!).

So, this is for you my friends - I truly hope you enjoy...because this was SO FREAKING PAINFUL & SAD TO WATCH!! I had never seen an episode of Downton Abbey before watching this and it truly ruined my day. In all seriousness, the show was very good and the topics and information and portrayal were very accurate.

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If you love Downton Abbey on ITV or PBS - this one is for you. We're reacting to Season 2, Episode 8 of this amazing show.

I know, I know - everyone is doing reaction series right now. But today we're putting an Obstetrician/Gynecologist (ObGyn) spin on it with another relevant medical drama reaction video learning about women's health topics!

If you guys like this ObGyn doctor reacts video leave a comment with another movie or tv show that has some relevance to women's health and I'll do another reaction video sometime. :)

In this medically-relevant TV drama reaction video we're learning all about pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.

Thanks for all your support guys. You're truly the best. If you like this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up! Like, subscribe, comment with the next show you want me to review!

[tfh]

I am a 28 year old big bearded man and Lady Sybil's death is the only scene in tv or movies that makes me tear up every time I watch it lol

[lblincoe]

Am I the only one who actually said "protein" out loud like a kid in a kindergarten class when she said "what is he looking for in her urine, guys?" 😂

[luminousmoon]

Man I remember this. What made it even sadder, is that Sybil, the young woman who died, was easily the most angelic character on the show. She was so sweet and caring. An absolute light. Her death on the show was devastating.

[amyw]

How the actor who plays Tom pleads for her not to leave him is beautiful acting - gets me every time.

[delilahhart]

Fun fact: Queen Elizabeth II, who was born in 1926, was delivered via C-section. As we all know, she is still alive and well at 93. Her mother also lived to be over 100.

[bodyofhope]

My best friend Tiffany died at 23 from preeclampsia because of a doctor like that one who dismissed her symptoms, and his nurses failed to actually see the POSITIVE protein in her last 2 urine tests.

Two weeks before her due date she woke up screaming with an excruciating headache, and she died horribly of a brain aneurysm. Her baby died also.

They were buried together. The funeral was the most heartbreaking thing ever.

[janetroberts]

One of the points of the episode was the idiotic social stratification in 1920’s England. The “jerk” doctor was of the aristocracy—“Sir Phillip”; the other physician was not and thus his opinion was discounted.

[kayisfish]

Oh my sweet summer child lol "I've never watched this show." Starts with Sybil's death. That's the hardest episode!

[mishcelle]

Everyone is talking about the show but I just want to say how much I appreciated your emphasis on humility in your field, it's one of the most important characteristics a person can have, especially in a healthcare or any kind of scientific setting.

[sherrihorton]

During this episode my husband couldn’t sit still. I had preeclampsia with my first and literally had all of the same symptoms as Sybil. Of course everything turned out fine, (although magnesium sulfate makes you feel like crap, ) but just the realization of how serious it was freaked my husband out.

[roxanneguerin]

Poor Sybil, this episode was so heartbreaking to fans like myself. She was the nicest of the three sisters, strong, determined and intelligent. She fought against what was expected of a woman in those times and worked hard as a nurse. The most frustrating thing was that her death was preventable! Thanks so much for reviewing it from a medical perspective, very informative.

[michelehood]

I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia during labor with my youngest. I remember watching this episode after the fact and feeling very, very fortunate for modern-day obstetrics (and Magnesium!).

[HerHollyness]

This episode was so heartbreaking. Lady Sybil was incredible and they SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO CLARKSON. Why would you ignore your family doctor, who has known your daughter since infancy, telling you that she is in severe danger and needs to be hospitalised? It was very hard to forgive Robert for a long time after that.

[danalewis]

This episode of Downton Abbey was so painful to watch as a Labor and Delivery nurse. I also worked in Critical Care L&D so I knew exactly what was happening. I thought they did a good job with everything adding up to “toxemia” as well as her eventual death from eclampsia. As a nurse in this field I would have loved to work with you and your team work attitude. But we all have experienced the type of doctor Sir Phillip is sadly. Yes there are still arrogant docs out there that we all hate to work with. Thank you for not being one of them.

[tasha]

Sybil was my favorite sister. I didn't like Edith at first, but I liked her better than Mary by the end of the series.

[chelseal]

The reason British television medical situations are so accurate is that there are laws forbidding the portrayal inaccurate medical information. Which is awesome. And this was the episode that made me bug out of the rest of season 3. Which I still haven’t seen, lol.

[Vincisomething]

I just try to forget this happened. Sybil was one of my favorite Downton Abbey characters and did not deserve that :/. Even Thomas Barrow liked her and he doesn't usually like anyone.

[AirQuotes]

It's interesting this episode had a huge impact on the shows characters. Mary the next person to have a baby went straight to a hospital where's normally she would've stayed at home.

[confusedlesbianthing]

As a huge Downton Abbey fan, I cried my heart out during that episode. Sybil was the youngest and in my opinion the nicest and sweetest daughter and when she started to have seizures and you saw Tom (her husband) and her mother next to her bed, yelling and crying that someone should to something to help her, I totally lost it. This episode was and will always be totally heartbreaking to me.
And as you said, we are so lucky to be advanced in modern medicine to help people better than we could have 100 years ago which I thank God for on a daily basis because one hundred years ago, I would have died (I have diabetes) and that moment in Downtown Abbey, when her father said something along the lines of "she's 24, that can't be true" reminds me everytime to appreciate the fact that I'm alive in a time in which I can live almost totally normal.

I'm writing this at around 01:00 AM, English isn't my main language and I'm too lazy to check for mistakes. So if you find any mistakes please correct me so I can improve my English even more!

[hez]

I think the worst part of this episode (yes, i know it's fiction and they're actors) is her mother sitting beside her. She's just become a grandmother for the first time, her baby just had a baby...No parent should have a child die, at any age. I can't fathom how absolutely devastating it would be for a mother to watch her daughter die this way.