[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Many people who are held captive give birth in the house. I guess giving birth in a hospital is no more a sign of escape than any other time some of these people are out of the house. The idea of being mentally, emotionally, and physically captive is that the person tries to escape a few times and, if ever semi-successful, the person is brought back by force. Then when the person is away from the house, including in a hospital, the person is so mentally captive that the person fears another attempt.

Who knows what he said to her. He very well could have told her he would kill anyone she spoke to.