 Tor.com felt it was a lost opportunity not to use the character Worf, as he had helped Keiko with her delivery of Molly; this event was previously mentioned on the show in "" (DS9 S4E17).In 2019, Tor.com also noted this as an "essential" for the character of Odo, but also noting the O'Brien's birth story with Kira and noting the common theme of parenting.In particular they note how they explore Odo's feelings about parenting, compared to issues he had during his upbringing.