Why does Nora Jane need to be transported to the hospital in the story, The Starlight Express, from Gilchrist's collection, Light Can Be Both Wave and Particle?

Nora Jane is visiting a previous lover, Freddy, when she goes into labor and gives birth to her twin daughters. Freddy lives in an isolated house "deep in the woods" of Northern California, as a result, a helicopter rescue team arrives to transport her to the hospital.