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The Midwives - Episode Guide

Season 1

Delivering Under Pressure

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2012

Delivering Under Pressure

Following the work of the midwives at Saint Mary's Hospital in Manchester. Midwife Gill helps deliver the baby of a woman who has been waiting for a bed for more than a day.

Make Me a Midwife

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2012

Make Me a Midwife

The series following the work of midwives in the busy labour wards at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester tracks the progress of young trainee midwives Chloe, Aurelie and Jess.

How the Other Half Push

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2012

How the Other Half Push

Following the work of the community midwives at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral, who tend to mothers-to-be from vastly different social and economic backgrounds.

Fighting for Life

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2012

Fighting for Life

The series following the work of midwives in the busy labour wards at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, tracks the specialist midwives who help parents through high-risk pregnancies.

Room Service

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2012

Room Service

A look at Wirral Women and Children's Hospital. The midwives here look after the mothers who can't or won't be at home in the days before or immediately after their baby is born.

Bringing Home Baby

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2012

Bringing Home Baby

Following the community midwives of Manchester's Saint Mary's Hospital, who visit the homes of new parents to offer help and make sure babies are being properly looked after.

Season 2

Expect the Unexpected

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2013

Expect the Unexpected

At St Mary's Hospital in Manchester, Lesley needs to constantly monitor Neelam whose pregnancy is complicated as she has type 1 diabetes.

Old Mum, Young Mum

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2013

Old Mum, Young Mum

This episode focuses on the midwives at Birmingham Women's Hospital and explores what it means to be an old mum or a young mum.

A Natural Choice

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2013

A Natural Choice

Series following midwives at Birmingham Women's Hospital, where expectant mothers can choose between the clinical, high-tech delivery suite and the more natural birth centre.

A Baby at Any Cost

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2013

A Baby at Any Cost

Featuring the midwives of Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, who help mums and dads through high risk pregnancies or cases where mums and their babies need extra special care.

No Pain, No Gain

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2013

No Pain, No Gain

Featuring the midwives of University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and focusing on women who have chosen - or have no other choice - an unassisted delivery, without an epidural.

Midwife in the Making

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2013

Midwife in the Making

This episode follows student midwives as they get hands-on experience at Birmingham Women's Hospital - one of the busiest maternity units in the country.

It's Complicated

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2013

It's Complicated

This episode follows the midwives at the University Hospital of Wales as they look after mums who need additional support and care.

Delivery on Demand

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2013

Delivery on Demand

This episode returns to Birmingham Women's Hospital, which has just 21 beds to cope with the nearly 600 births that take place each month.

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