A MATERNITY WARD EPIDEMIC FORCES HOUSE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ONE CHILD OVER ANOTHER ON �HOUSE� MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, ON FOX

Dr. House exasperates his boss, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, when he suggests that two sick newborn babies in one hospital add up to an epidemic. Even more frightening is the fact he may be right. As more babies are quarantined and the maternity ward is shut down, Cuddy power-scrubs the hospital and House spars with Dr. Cameron and his team of specialists over his plan to possibly sacrifice one sick baby for the good of the others on the �Maternity� episode of HOUSE Monday, Dec. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-104) (TV-14)

Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy, Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman, Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson, Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron, Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase

Guest Cast: Ever Carradine as Karen Hartig; Sam Trammell as Ethan Hartig; Melissa Marsala as Judy Lapino; Alexandra Chun as Kim Chen; Hedy Burress as Jill; Kenneth Choi as Lim; Ben Parrillo as Kubisak; Marc Menard as Soap Doctor; Madison Bauer as Soap Patient; Shawn Carter Peterson as Male Med Student; Cress Williams as Eli Ackerly; Dwight Armstrong as Charlie; Donna Stearns as Volunteer; Nate Torrence as Young Man; Jocelyn Jackson as Young Woman

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The previously announced TRADING SPOUSES episode and KELLY, RUBEN & FANTASIA: HOME FOR CHRISTMAS special will not air this night.)