One Born Every Minute

This episode is all about making babies. As the midwives say, 'If it wasn't for sex, we wouldn't have a job.' It's a subject they talk about freely between themselves in the wee small hours of the morning. Lovebirds Catherine and her husband Simon found that, when they were trying for their first baby, making love became very mechanical. They went through years of fertility treatment to have their first son, which took a toll on their love life. Five years later, awaiting an elective C-section with their second baby, it's a very different story: a spontaneous romantic night out resulted in an unexpected positive pregnancy test and they feel blessed. When Heather first saw van-man Dan, she thought he was so good looking that she left her number on his windscreen. They've been inseparable ever since and have three young children together. Heather ran into complications during her first pregnancy and had to deliver twins at 24 weeks. They pulled through but cerebral palsy and other issues have meant Heather is now a full-time carer to them both. She is also mum to a healthy little boy, Alfie. After he was born, the couple decided they would have a fourth child so that Alfie could have a healthy companion to help share the responsibility of siblings with a disability. Christian couple Naomi and Dan tied the knot young as 'it was difficult to resist the temptation of sex' when they met as teenagers. They had their first child 13 months ago and now they're back at Southmead for baby number two. While it's clear in the labour room that Naomi wears the trousers, she reveals how a fractured relationship with her own parents makes her value the stability and love Dan provides.