One Born Every Minute

There’s a nationwide baby-boom in September and the midwives at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) are run off their feet. When their unit is full they send the overspill to St James’s Hospital across the city and vice versa. But for some mums it means a last minute change in birth plans. Natalie (21) met Shane (39) when he turned up as her taxi driver on the school run and now they’re expecting their first child together. Natalie was only 14 the last time she gave birth and without a partner. This time she wants everything to be different. But the maternity unit at St. James’s is full so she is transferred across the city to the LGI. Kate (25) and David (26) are booked in for a planned Caesarean and are both nervous. They have to wait for hours due to the volume of emergency cases going to theatre and Kate becomes extremely anxious. Rachel (24) is due to have her baby at the LGI but gets diverted to St. James’s when the maternity unit becomes full. It is Rachel’s first baby but since she’s separated from her Egyptian husband, her mother will be the one providing support.