One Born Every Minute

S06:E05 - Episode 5

The BAFTA award-winning One Born Every Minute continues from its new home at Liverpool Women's Hospital - the largest and busiest maternity unit in Europe. Tonight a party girl prepares to have the child she thought she would never have, a teenage couple pull together to welcome a baby that wasn’t planned and an impatient Mum to be struggles when her birth plan goes wrong. Glamorous single Mum Paula (36) arrives at Liverpool Women’s with her doting Mum Tina (55). A reformed party girl, Paula can’t wait to have the baby that she and her Mum thought “would never happen”. The imminent arrival is made all the more emotional as Paula recently lost her father to cancer and he would have been “made up” to be a grand dad. A picture of him is right by her side throughout her labour…and when the taps to the birthing pool suddenly come on in the middle of the night Paula believes it’s her Dad letting her know he is there to help…”knowing he’s around will make me feel like I can do it”. Childhood sweethearts Paige (17) and Aaron (19) were planning on starting a career before having a family but after unexpectedly falling pregnant decide “to do things the opposite way round” and carry on despite worrying about parents disapproving. Paige “I didn’t tell my Mum until I was at least 4 months pregnant…I thought if I’d told people too early they would try and change my decision and judge me”.. After the initial shock Paige’s Mum Julie is won over by her daughters determination and desire to start a family and alongside Aaron supports her through a painful labour...Julie ”I’d never thought I’d be a Nanny so young – but now it’s settled in I’m very excited”. Self-confessed control freak Helen is determined that her second baby with husband Marc must be perfect as she has no recollection of their first baby being born after a particularly “horrendous” birth. But despite being fully focused on an idyllic delivery her baby isn’t coming out and the medical team advise her they will have to intervene, but single minded Helen refuses to give up on the natural birth she craves.