Countries (outside of the GB)

Available Languages (Netflix)

English,

Available Subtitles (Netflix)

English

Seasons

Season 1

By filling a bustling maternity hospital with 40 cameras, this groundbreaking docuseries celebrates what it really feels like to become a parent.

Episodes

Tracy & Lisa - 2011

Tracy -- who's in labour with her fourth child -- is calm and upbeat until her baby's heart rate slows, and the midwife must race to deliver.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Sam & Joy - 2011

Sam is in labour with her first child and finding the pain unbearable. Meanwhile, midwife Kay ponders her career.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Sarah & Lisa - 2011

Lisa's baby, Jack, has been born with his bowel outside his body. Meanwhile, midwife Dominique is determined Sarah will have a natural birth.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Kelly & Joy - 2011

Kelly comes in to have her fifth baby. Meanwhile, Joy has undergone five years of IVF, but there's still no sign of a baby after days of waiting.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Leoni & Abbie - 2011

Two young mums-to-be come in to the hospital at the end of unexpected pregnancies.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Shelagh & Penny - 2011

Two mothers are about to give birth to their first babies while two fathers are trying to work out their role in the birthing process.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Neonatal – Emma & Dorit, Charlie & Dan - 2011

Observe the remarkable and often uplifting situations that occur every day in the neonatal unit with stories of babies who need extra care.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Steff, Kerry & Becky - 2011

Teenage Steff goes under general anaesthetic for an emergency caesarean, and lesbian couple Becky and Annie endure an exhausting, long labour.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Season 2

By filling a bustling maternity hospital with 40 cameras, this groundbreaking docuseries celebrates what it really feels like to become a parent.

Episodes

Episode 1 - 2011

At Princess Anne maternity hospital in Southampton, two teenagers await their new child and a mother-to-be is anxious about anticipated pain.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 2 - 2011

Surprises are in store for a couple struggling with fertility, a nervous mother-to-be and a woman who invites her sister to witness the birth.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 3 - 2011

Miracles happen for a woman with a heart defect and an expectant mother who fears her labor will be as agonizingly long as her last one.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 4 - 2011

Delivery room chaos reigns as a father-to-be cannot be located, while another faces a change in birth plans and two women work on remaining calm.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 5 - 2011

A woman with a heart defect faces complications during the final stage of her pregnancy. A pain-phobic maternity patient awaits her third child.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 6 - 2011

Three unconventional couples arrive to deliver their babies.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 7 - 2011

While a teenage mother deals with the pain of a natural birth, a 37-year-old woman finds ways of managing the discomfort of labor.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 8 - 2011

This episode features the uplifting stories of two courageous mums, both overcoming their worst fears.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 9 - 2011

Everyone in the maternity ward is flustered when a wave of expectant mothers triggers a bed shortage, and a complicated delivery adds to the stress.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 10 - 2011

Natural birth gets complicated for a petite woman anticipating a big baby, while an expectant mother's excess weight may pose a risk to her labor.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 11 - 2011

Family matters are the focus for a couple awaiting their fifth child, a financially strapped father-to-be and an expectant mother in mourning.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.

Episode 12 - 2011

The series finale features extraordinary images of premature babies being delivered by Caesarean section.
- June 1, 2023, 4 a.m.