Non-PRO English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Philip Dick\'s novel The Broken Bubble

It's January (cold). Art and Jim carry Rachel who is soon to give birth to a baby to a hospital:

***At the door Art met him. "Yeah," he said desperately, "it's every five minutes."

Entering the apartment, he said, "Rachael?"

She had put on a long, pinkwool robe; she was sitting on the edge of the bed, pushing at her hard pale temples with her hands.

"Yes," she said in a grating voice.

"She's in a lot of pain," Art said, hurrying past him to his wife "Let's go. "

Jim picked her up, *robe and all*, and carried her out to the car. A few minutes later they were driving in the direction of the hospital.

Later, as he and Art sat in the hospital waiting room, he thought to himself that this was the only time. He had never waited for this; he had never waited while a woman gave birth to a child. From the pay phone he called Pat to tell her how it was going.

"I guess they give them something so they won't feel it," he said to Art, walking back to him.***

Does Jim pick her up only in the robe? But it is cold. Or does he put something else on her?