One Born Every Minute

S06:E09 - Episode 9

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 childhood sweethearts worry about the welfare of their premature baby, a couple put their wedding on hold to have a baby and Mum craves a pain free birth for her second baby. Alyshea (18) and Maculay (19) met when they were 12 years old and have been inseparable ever since. Whilst being surprised to fall pregnant both were excited about becoming parents but their happiness was put on hold when Alyshea’s waters broke at 18 weeks leaving her baby susceptible to infection and lung problems. After careful monitoring at Liverpool Women’s Alyshea has made it to 28 weeks but the couple have to deal with the reality that their son may not have the strength to pull through. Alyshea “Once your told that your baby is probably not going to make it, it feels like you are not pregnant again. You can’t have baby showers, you can’t go baby shopping or get excited about thinking of names… it all becomes about worrying”. Kevin (25) and Emma (25) were not expecting to become parents quite so soon. Kevin “If you has asked me what we’d be doing next year I would have said travelling around Thailand or something…I never even thought about being a Dad”. But falling pregnant has taken control of their lives, forcing them to cancel their wedding and exotic travel plans. The normally nervous Kevin also has to put his squeamishness to one side and be strong for Emma whilst facing the daunting prospect of impending fatherhood. Samantha (33) and Paul (39) didn’t have a chance to enjoy the birth of their first baby after a complication during delivery meant Paul was more concerned with looking after his traumatised wife rather than bond with his son. This time they want it to be different – but their nerves are not helped by ending up in the same room on almost the same date. It’s left to midwife Hana to make them focus on the now and “get in the zone” rather than worry about history repeating itself.