Season 2
13 episodes · 2011
Cameras continue to roll in U.K. maternity wards, capturing the joys and struggles of giving birth, including oversized babies and family squabbles.
1Episode 1
In this opening episode, two sets of expectant parents are waiting to meet their babies, including teenage sweethearts Ralph and Janet, who fell in love on their last day at school together, and Paul and his wife Stephanie, who warns “I’m a real wimp when it comes to pain!”
2Episode 2
For Lydia (22) and Phil (22) a surprise pregnancy caused the couple to think long and hard about what they should do next. After finally telling her mother, whom she feared would frown on a baby born outside of marriage, Lydia is now looking forward to being a mum and has a natural water birth planned. Boyfriend Phil was at first reluctant to be a dad – he lived a party lifestyle and initially felt sad about saying goodbye to it. When the baby is due to arrive, Lydia’s squeamish elder sister Anna joins her and Phil in the birthing room. Soon, one of the women begins to feel nauseous, and it’s not the one you would expect.
3Episode 3
Julia (31) and her partner Dean (29) are expecting their first child. After meeting online they exchanged phone numbers and became Facebook friends. Dean says he thought Julia was “lush”, adding, “it was the attraction that got me, her legs.” Julia says for her the draw was Dean’s personality although he maintains that it was his Swindonian accent that “knocked her bandy.”
4Episode 4
Delivery room chaos reigns as a father-to-be cannot be located, while another faces a change in birth plans and two women work on remaining calm.
5Episode 5
A woman with a heart defect faces complications during the final stage of her pregnancy. A pain-phobic maternity patient awaits her third child.
6Episode 6
Three unconventional couples arrive to deliver their babies.
7Episode 7
While a teenage mother deals with the pain of a natural birth, a 37-year-old woman finds ways of managing the discomfort of labor.
8Episode 8
This episode features the uplifting stories of two courageous mums, both overcoming their worst fears.
9Episode 9
Everyone in the maternity ward is flustered when a wave of expectant mothers triggers a bed shortage, and a complicated delivery adds to the stress.
10Episode 10
Natural birth gets complicated for a petite woman anticipating a big baby, while an expectant mother's excess weight may pose a risk to her labor.
11Episode 11
Family matters are the focus for a couple awaiting their fifth child, a financially strapped father-to-be and an expectant mother in mourning.
12Episode 12
The series finale features extraordinary images of premature babies being delivered by Caesarean section.
13Series 2, Episode 13finale