Emma Willis: Delivering Babies - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
Today is her first day, and once Emma is given her uniform and ID card she realises just what she's let herself in for. After a brief tour of the ward, Emma is put straight to work; making tea, cleaning rooms and learning how to do baby checks.
Three days in to life as a Maternity Care Assistant, and Emma has yet to see a birth, but that could be about to change when she meets company director Laura who is expecting her second child. Laura goes in to labour, but not until after Emma's shift finishes and Emma has to come to terms with missing the birth.
Episode 2
Two weeks in to her role as a Maternity Care Assistant, Emma has yet to see a natural birth in the hospital, but she's hoping second time mother Carly will be her first. Five days later, Carly is still waiting to give birth.
Episode 3
Emma meets Michelle who is 33 weeks pregnant with her second child. Michelle has been in and out of hospital for the past month, suffering with heavy bleeding. If she continues to have bleeds, doctors will need to deliver her baby prematurely.
Episode 4
It's the start of another 13 hour shift for Emma. Her first job of the day is observations and her first patient is experienced mother Julie, who is in with her husband Kevin and their four children. Julie's previous births have all happened quickly, but will it be the same this time round?
Every week Emma is trained in different aspects of the job. This week she will receive bereavement training, one topic she hasn't been looking forward to. While Emma prepares for the training, veteran Maternity Care Assistant Val shares a personal story.
Next through the doors are Tara and her partner Lloyd, who have had had thirteen unsuccessful pregnancies over the last eight years. Tara has been given a cervical stitch to ensure that this baby is carried to term.
However, once in labour Tara suffers a cord prolapse, one of the most high-risk situations in child birth. The midwives and surgeons must act quickly to ensure the baby survives.
Episode 5
Emma has been working as a Maternity Care Assistant for seven weeks now and today she's on the lab our ward, a consultant led maternity unit for higher risk mums-to-be. 41-year-old Nicola and her husband Gavin are Emma's first patients of the day.
Nicola has chosen to be induced and is hoping for a straightforward birth, but the midwife team is keeping a close eye on her because of her age. Nicola goes into labour as planned, but her baby is in no hurry to come out. Doctors must decide whether or not to intervene.
Episode 6
After ten weeks, Emma's time as a Maternity Care Assistant comes to an emotional end. Unbeknown to Emma, her colleagues at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow are planning an emotional send-off. Before then, it's business as usual for Emma and she's now at the patients every beck and call.
Vicky, who is expecting her first child with her partner Ben, has been admitted with a significant bleed. The midwife team decide to induce labour, but another bleed forces them to take Vicky to theatre to deliver the baby by caesarean section.
Katherine and Aaron come in after Katherine's waters broke at home. The couple met online and are expecting their first baby. Katherine's hoping to have a natural birth, using just gas and air, but after little progression doctors decide to assist with the delivery. After trying to help Katherine deliver the baby with forceps, the medical team take drastic action. Katherine is given a general anaesthetic, a last resort, in a bid to bring the baby into the world.
Recently Updated Shows
The Rookie
The Rookie is inspired by a true story. John Nolan is the oldest rookie in the LAPD. At an age where most are at the peak of their career, Nolan cast aside his comfortable, small town life and moved to L.A. to pursue his dream of being a cop. Now, surrounded by rookies twenty years his junior, Nolan must navigate the dangerous, humorous and unpredictable world of a "young" cop, determined to make his second shot at life count.
The Studio
As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.
True Detective
Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. True Detective centers on troubled cops and the investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a new cast and a new case.
True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto.
S.W.A.T.
Shemar Moore stars as a locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson has everything it takes to be an excellent leader and bridge the divide between his two worlds.
