The diary is also written in past tense, rather than in present, thus implying that Leigh completed a long "entry" while she was in labor and/or shortly before her death.
ðə dˈaɪɚɹi ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn pˈæst tˈɛns, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɪn pɹˈɛzənt, ðˈʌs ɪmplˈaɪɪŋ ðæt lˈiː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɐ lˈɔŋ "ˈɛntɹi" wˌaɪl ʃiː wʌz ɪn lˈeɪbɚ ænd slˈæʃ ɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ hɜː dˈɛθ.