S06:E08 - Episode 8

It’s a case of 'sliding doors' in this week’s episode when for one couple a fumble under the sheets at University results in them leaving with a baby as well as a degree, and for another, a life threatening illness pulls everything into sharp focus. Young parents Brooke (23) and Tim (23) met in the first term of University when they quickly became inseparable and known by their friends as ‘Brim’. Brooke had always imagined that she’d conceive her first child in a romantic setting but instead of candles and flowers, she got pregnant “while stuffing my face and watching rubbish DVDs”. They wouldn’t change this for the world though, if they could only agree on a name for this baby. Will it be Dexter, Alexander or Forest? Meanwhile it’s teenage birthing partner, Courtney (16) who will be supporting her mum, Tara, (36) as she brings her little brother into the world. Courtney is excited, despite her reservations: ‘Obviously she’s gonna be pushing something out of her foo-foo which I’m not happy about and it’s gonna scar me for life!’ We’ll hear how mother and daughter overcame a difficult period in their past, but became stronger for it. Shift-leader midwife, Delia, continues to sprinkle positivity around Delivery Suite and reveals the reason for her upbeat outlook: “when you've hit rock bottom in your life, and you can’t hit any lower, the little things do make you happy”. New couple Hayley (40) and Nick (23) have been together just over a year, and in that time they've stared both life and death in the face. During Hayley’s pregnancy, Nick contracted pneumonia and septicaemia and became critically ill. While lying in intensive care it was the thought of his unborn child that gave Nick "something to fight on for and kept him going”. Having nearly lost the man of her dreams, Hayley is now petrified of being apart from Nick, so when things don’t go according to plan in theatre and they must be parted, how will she cope?