One Born Every Minute

Season 2

A ground-breaking look at the drama and emotion of a maternity unit, from the perspective of the parents-to-be and the maternity ward staff

Where to Watch One Born Every Minute • Season 2

13 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1In this opening episode, two sets of expectant parents are waiting to meet their babies, including teenage sweethearts Ralph and Janet, who fell in love on their last day at school together, and Paul and his wife Stephanie, who warns “I’m a real wimp when it comes to pain!”
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Tendayi and Maxwell are in high spirits until they hear screams from a delivery room. Lydia invites her sister to join her at the birth, and when one of them feels nauseous, it's not who you'd expect.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Julia (31) and her partner Dean (29) are expecting their first child. After meeting online they exchanged phone numbers and became Facebook friends. Dean says he thought Julia was “lush”, adding, “it was the attraction that got me, her legs.” Julia says for her the draw was Dean’s personality although he maintains that it was his Swindonian accent that “knocked her bandy.”
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4One dad-to-be can't be contacted as his girlfriend's labour progresses, and another has a crucial role to play after his wife's birth plan takes an unexpected twist.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5The stakes are high for two older mums. For Julia this is a miracle baby; her first and possibly only child. For Sara it's her third, and, after a traumatic previous birth, she's terrified.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6One dad does all he can to support his wife through her carefully planned hypno-birth. Another dad doesn't even know labour has begun for his first-born, as he's locked behind bars.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Hayley decides laughter is the best medicine and jokingly refers to herself as a geriatric mum at 37, while teenager Kaycey is determined to have a natural birth, but screams with the pain.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8A scan has revealed a problem with one of Sophia's twins; it will have to go to Special Care when it's born. Hayley has previously experienced the trauma of a newborn baby dying and a stillbirth.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9An Amber Alert is declared at the Princess Anne Maternity Hospital. They are inundated with mothers in labour and are running out of beds. Three women with complications add to the drama.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10Two mums want natural births, but will one petite young mum be able to push out a big baby and will an overweight mum suffer from the risks associated with weight during pregnancy?
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11This episode is all about family. Louisa and David are expecting their fifth baby boy. David thinks they should stick at five children, but Louisa thinks even numbers are best - which means six!
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12The series finale features extraordinary images of premature babies being delivered by Caesarean section.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13

 

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