One Born Every Minute

This week two very differently romantic couples and two dads from tough upbringings who want a better life for their sons. William (26) met Belem (24) through the internet and it was love at first sight. But she was living 5000 miles away in Mexico so their courtship was conducted from a distance until they married and moved to Britain. William’s mother haemorrhaged and died while giving birth to his baby sister. His family lived in rural Columbia without access to maternity care and his childhood memory of that traumatic day still haunts him. Nevertheless he disguises it well and the couple are buzzing with excitement when they arrive on the maternity ward. William shoots a video, with a running commentary in Spanish, for their families on the other side of the Atlantic. Dan (24) met Kerry (22) 5 years ago and they both admit their first date was a disaster. The couple have what they call a ‘Kerry and Dan’ kind of love, expressed through banter and digs at each other. What they lack in romance they make up for in practicality. Kerry has prepared 84 colour co-ordinated baby outfits; each washed and ironed 4 times. She says that if she isn’t fully prepared for something she panics. But when their baby’s heart-rate drops in labour, it’s Dan who starts to worry.