One Born Every Minute

Linda Abbott has been a midwife all her life but her career is coming to an end. Aged 60 she’s retiring from her post. She’s held in high esteem by the other midwives, who refer to her deferentially as “Mrs” Abbott or “Sister”. She reminisces about the old days and remembers delivering several generations of some families. Meanwhile life goes on in the hospital… Michelle Willis (22) is resigned to being a single mum. The baby’s father made it clear he wanted to have nothing to do with the birth. She’s supported her mum, Maureen, who’s incredibly strong and her sister Mandy. Michelle is bright and bubbly and determined to be optimistic but when her mum and sister go home overnight she becomes tearful and the midwives have to comfort her. Sister Abbott finally delivers the baby amidst tender and emotional scenes that speak loudly about the strength of women. Lauren (35) and Kirk (28) fell in love at first sight. She left her native Canada in search of adventure and arrived at Heathrow on New Year’s Day 2005. She met Yorkshireman Kirk on January 2nd and they’ve been together ever since. They’ve been trying to have a child for the last five years and were about to start medical tests when Lauren became pregnant naturally.