From Here to Maternity

We meet Trudie and Sean O'Doherty. Trudie has two teenage children, Rebecca and Glynn, from a previous relationship. Now 35 years of age, she is pregnant by IVF and Sean, acknowledged by Rebecca and Glynn as 'Dad', is about to become a biological father for the first time. It's an exciting and highly emotional time for the whole family.

Professor Louise Kenny is one of Cork University Maternity's busiest consultants. "On the first day I saw a baby being delivered and that was it, I was hooked"- Professor Louise Kenny.

Looks at childbirth in the hospital and the home. For some mothers a natural home birth, with the assistance of a midwife, is the way for them to achieve their best pregnancy and birth experience.

For some mothers a natural home birth, with the assistance of a midwife, is the way for them to achieve their best pregnancy and birth experience.

he stories of two couples with plans mapped out for childbirth who learn that can be unpredictable.