Complete story — includes the ending
Carol is in the hospital about to give birth, prompting Monica to think about having a baby. While Carol is in labor, Ross and Susan bicker over who gets to assist her more and about what to name the baby. Phoebe drags them into a janitor's closet to settle their differences, but they get locked inside. Rachel flirts with an OB/GYN doctor who suffers burnout from seeing female anatomy every day. Joey assists a single expectant mother ( Leah Remini ) in labor. Ross and Susan settle their differences and propose naming the baby Ben, derived from a janitor's uniform in the closet, which Carol agrees to. This episode was originally conceived as the season finale until James Burrows objected, saying that he "didn't want the show to be about a baby".
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