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'Community midwife Jane works with expectant mums outside of the hospital and is passionate about natural births and home birth. Mum Carmen makes Jane a very happy midwife by having a beautiful del...ivery at home in a birthing pool. -- On the labour ward at Derby City General Hospital it's not such a pretty picture. Mum of four Heather is having severe difficulties with her fourth labour. It's the most painful delivery of her life. Midwife Sarah breaks the waters and tries to ease things along, but Heather is in agony and a doctor has to be called in. -- 'Meanwhile, 24 year-old Julia is expecting twins, and needs to have a caesarean as one twin is in breach. Ideally she'd have a local anaesthetic and be conscious for the moment the babies are delivered, but the anaesthetist is having real problems getting the needle in. -- 'For young mum, Rachel labour is a daunting time. Her first baby Luke died three hours after birth, and now she's expecting her second she's terrified that something might go wrong again. Community midwife Jackie and a consultant paediatrician are in the operating theatre to reassure her as she goes through an elective caesarean. For mum and midwife, managing the emotions is as important as managing the pain. -- 'Back on the ward Liz is now looking after Amanda who is 12 days overdue. She has been induced but her labour is not going well. She's rushed in for an emergency caesarean with just 20 minutes to get the baby out before it will be at risk.'
'Community midwife Jane works with expectant mums outside of the hospital and is passionate about natural births and home birth. Mum Carmen makes Jane a very happy midwife by having a beautiful del...ivery at home in a birthing pool. -- On the labour ward at Derby City General Hospital it's not such a pretty picture. Mum of four Heather is having severe difficulties with her fourth labour. It's the most painful delivery of her life. Midwife Sarah breaks the waters and tries to ease things along, but Heather is in agony and a doctor has to be called in. -- 'Meanwhile, 24 year-old Julia is expecting twins, and needs to have a caesarean as one twin is in breach. Ideally she'd have a local anaesthetic and be conscious for the moment the babies are delivered, but the anaesthetist is having real problems getting the needle in. -- 'For young mum, Rachel labour is a daunting time. Her first baby Luke died three hours after birth, and now she's expecting her second she's terrified that something might go wrong again. Community midwife Jackie and a consultant paediatrician are in the operating theatre to reassure her as she goes through an elective caesarean. For mum and midwife, managing the emotions is as important as managing the pain. -- 'Back on the ward Liz is now looking after Amanda who is 12 days overdue. She has been induced but her labour is not going well. She's rushed in for an emergency caesarean with just 20 minutes to get the baby out before it will be at risk.'
| Series: | Desperate Midwives |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 2005 |
| Published: | 2005 |
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| Duration: | 00:28:00 |
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| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | : http://www.open2.net/midwives/series.html |
| Subject terms: | Childbirth--Great Britain; Midwifery--Great Britain; Midwives--Great Britain; Nursing--Great Britain |
| Master spool number: | B226W/73 |
| Production number: | LSG226W |
| Videofinder number: | 7017 |
| Available to public: | no |
