Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma experiences the training process on a maternity ward, working four shifts a week, to discover what makes it one of the toughest, but most rewarding careers possible.

• February 5, 9pm
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Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

After 10 weeks, Emma's time as a Maternity Care Assistant comes to an emotional end. Katherine's hopes of a natural birth are dashed as she is rushed into theatre.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma receives bereavement training, one topic she has not been looking forward to. As she prepares for the training, veteran Maternity Care Assistant Val shares a story.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma meets second-time mum Lianne, who is expecting twins, but complications mean they might be delivered prematurely. Carly is kept waiting by her second baby.

• February 12, 9pm
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Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma is on the labour ward, a consultant-led maternity unit for higher-risk mums-to-be. Forty-one-year-old Nicola and her husband Gavin are her first patients of the day.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma meets Michelle, who is 33 weeks pregnant with her second child and has been in and out of hospital for the past month, suffering with heavy bleeding.

• February 19, 9pm
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Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma meets third-time mum Ashley, who has suffered from post-natal depression in the past, and second-time mum Laura, who has had a difficult time expanding her family.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma does her first shift in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where critically ill babies receive round-the-clock care. She also meets a pregnant mum with pre-eclampsia.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

It's Emma's final week - has she done enough to become a fully qualified Maternity Care Assistant? There's also a rare twin birth with the arrival of Dione's babies.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma's training steps up a gear when she's the only maternity care assistant available. A labour turns into an emergency when the baby moves into a difficult position.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma meets Sara and Jake, a newlywed couple in labour with their first baby, along with Beth, who is expecting her first child with her partner Chloe.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma's resolve is tested during emergency training, and she also witnesses her first twin birth and acts as official photographer alongside her MCA duties.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma returns to complete her training at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, and is put straight to work when asked to assist with a water birth.

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies

Emma continues her training and assists in an elective caesarian section. She also meets Erinoulla, whose newborn son has a clubfoot.