Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (2018) s02e08 Episode Script

1
WAILING
Last year, TV presenter
and mother-of-three Emma Willis
spent ten weeks
working on the front line
of the Princess Alexandra Hospital's
Maternity Unit.
Well done!
TEARY: It's something
I always, always wanted to do
and thank you for letting me live it.
Now Emma is returning
to finish her training
You really got hooked with us.
Yes. I love it. I love it.
..to become a fully qualified
maternity care assistant
that could work in any hospital
in the country.
I feel like there's so much to learn.
She'll be more independent
Up the nose. Oh, well done.
..across high-risk wards
..and in theatre.
It's a girl!
Is it?
Just got a bit broody
for a second then.
Supporting a dedicated team
of midwives
That's it, that's really good.
Keep that going, keep that going.
Push it away!
SHE GROANS
Three loops of cord around the neck.
Oh, my God.
..Emma will share the pressures
Emergency. All teams
to labour ward one theatre, please.
Thank you very much.
..the fears
I wanna go home!
..and the joys
Excellent!
MAN CHUCKLES
Well done.
..of helping to bring new life
Clever girl.
..into the world.
Hello, Daddy. Smile.
CAMERA CLICKS
I'm gonna be a wreck
by the end of this.
DUCKS QUACKING
After four months, Emma's time at
the hospital is coming to an end.
But she has yet to finish
the written work required
to complete her care certificate
AND become a fully qualified MCA.
I find doing the work on the wards
much easier than I do sitting here
trying to do homework.
I've never liked homework.
SHE LAUGHS
But I've got one more week left,
which is why I'm now cramming.
SHE LAUGHS
Cramming at 43.
I never expected that.
The last time I had to
do anything like this was
..27 years ago.
SHE LAUGHS Oh, my God!
SHE INHALES
27 years ago!
Emma's been working at the hospital
for 15 weeks now,
but is still learning on the job.
There's only a few shifts left
and I feel like there's still
I feel like I came in this time
with a tick list of stuff
that I really wanted to achieve
and because of the nature
of the unpredictability,
there's a few things that I haven't
done as much of as I'd like to.
So I feel like I need to
cram stuff in.
I'm, like, desperately searching
for arms that need blood taken.
And I think maybe going into it
I thought,
"Well, I've kind of seen
quite a lot of it.
"I feel like I'll be all right."
And then obviously, surprise!
Load of new stuff.
But I like that. I welcome it.
I welcome it now it's near the end
and I've kind of got through it.
Today, Emma is working on
the antenatal ward
as part of a four-strong
maternity team.
How do you spell yours?
R-H—I-A Yeah.
..N-N-O-N.
And is it me and Emma?
Yeah, that's right. Emma and Emma.
SHE CHUCKLES Aww!
Any students? One stethoscope.
And it's not that Tanya, is it?
Yes, it is. Oh, God!
SHE CHUCKLES
I won't tell her you said that.
I'm hoping she can hear.
THEY CHUCKLE
HE CHUCKLES
See, I told you - future footballer.
Just arrived on the ward
are 29-year-old Charlotte
and her husband of two years,
Marinos.
She's like, "What's all this
on my belly?"
HE CHUCKLES
"It's on me. Get it off."
Charlotte has two daughters
from a previous relationship,
but Marinos is a first-time father.
We are having another girl, so that
makes it three girls at home.
So, yeah, I'm in trouble.
HE CHUCKLES
Definitely a happy baby.
Mm-hm.
Both sisters are excited.
The younger one especially.
She's seven years old.
She's always asking, "Oh, when's the
baby coming, Mummy?" and all that.
I'm not really sure
what my reaction will be
cos this is my first time, you know?
To be honest, I'm looking forward to
Charlotte being relieved after birth
and just holding that little girl.
That's it.
Hello. Hello. How are you?
Would you mind if I do your obs?
No, it's fine. Great, thank you.
I'm Emma.
Emma is carrying out observations
before Charlotte's labour
is induced.
Are you OK? I'm all right, thanks.
SHE CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY
Is it?
But
Oh, so you've got two.
How quickly were your other two?
EMMA GASPS
CHARLOTTE CHUCKLES
My waters just went.
With both of them? Yeah.
And the contractions
were so quick and intense.
Did you get to hospital? Just about.
With both of them? Yeah.
EMMA GASPS
With the first, my mum put me in
the car, I was pushing in the car.
She was, like, "Stop pushing."
EMMA GASPS
Yep. Wow.
Are you at your due date? Yep.
LAUGHS: So they're, like, "You're
coming in, you're staying here."
They're scared to let me go home.
She's a bit nervous, but I told her
she just needs to relax.
So you've got two girls already? Do
you know what you're having? A girl.
You're gonna have fun.
EMMA CHUCKLES
Three girls is fun, I think.
That's what I tell my dad.
If that were me, I'd have been camped
out here a week ago just in case.
There is no way that she is
still going to be waiting
to have this baby tomorrow.
I'm saying
..an hour.
I reckon.
CHARLOTTE EXHALES
CHARLOTTE GROANS Well done.
Just follow your body.
And sure enough, within the hour,
Charlotte's been moved to
the consultant-led labour ward
to have her baby.
Brilliant.
On duty is midwife Charlotte,
who qualified 18 months ago.
When I was training, there was
a midwife that always said to me,
"We're like ducks.
We look calm on the surface,
"but underneath we're paddling
really hard."
CHARLOTTE MOANS Well done.
So, my favourite part
of being a midwife
would be being not only with
the woman but with the family
and sort of becoming part of
that moment with them
and sort of being able to
sort of help them through.
And it's just really special.
When baby's head starts to crown,
I'm going to tell you to blow
the candles out, so
SHE BLOWS
OK?
That's the point
where baby's head is coming,
so try and deliver little 'un's head
nice and slowly.
Charlotte's waters broke
five minutes ago
and, as predicted,
her labour is progressing rapidly.
That's it. Try not to fight it.
Well done.
But midwife Charlotte
has noticed something unusual.
SHE GROANS
Grab me some gel,
just gonna have a look.
Well done. That's it.
Are you happy if I just quickly
examine you?
Yeah. Oh!
SHE GROANS
I think some women do wish
they have a fast birth.
It's not always a good thing.
You can have quite bad, er,
perineal tears
and bleeding quite heavily
afterwards.
Babies can come out
a little bit shocked
and take a moment
to gather themselves
and remember what they need to do.
SHE GROANS Well done.
I know, it feels horrible.
SHE WAILS
Midwife Charlotte
is trying to stop a bleed
during the birth
of Charlotte's third child.
If you feel it, you're good to go.
Yeah?
Yeah, if you've got a contraction,
I just want you to go with it.
SHE STRAINS
Well done, keep it going,
keep it going.
Charlotte's previous labours
were very fast,
which increase her risk
of haemorrhaging.
SHE WAILS
Try not to fight it.
You're doing really well.
Ready? You're going to blow,
blow, blow and a little push.
Well done, keep it going,
keep it going, keep it going.
All labours are unpredictable,
but if you kind of know what
they tend to do
when they labour,
you can be prepared.
Just never turn your back on a woman
that's had a baby before
because they surprise you.
Well done. Little blow, little blow
and a little push.
Little push, little push,
little push.
And again and again and again.
SHE STRAINS
Little push.
Come on, let's get baby's head out.
SHE STRAINS
And again, little push again.
SHE MOANS Baby's head's out.
Well done. I need you to give baby
lots and lots of room.
That's it. Well done.
Next contraction,
we're going to have a baby.
SHE STRAINS
Well done, keep it going.
Big push, big push. Well done.
Well done!
Hello, gorgeous!
Just 17 minutes
after her waters broke
Hello, baby.
Hello.
Look a bit shocked.
That was a quick one, wasn't it?
..a healthy baby girl is born.
Bit quick for her, wasn't it?
BABY WAILS I'll change towels.
Our baby.
BABY WAILS There we go.
Shh. Hello, baby.
I'll give them to you, Daddy.
And Marinos becomes a father
for the first time.
Chop, chop, chop. Keep going.
Lovely. Well done.
BABY WAILS
Shh. Shh.
When the baby arrived
HE CHUCKLES
Just the best time. Best moment
of my life, to be honest.
See her little feet?
Hello, Daddy.
WHIRRING
Hi.
Hi.
EMMA CHUCKLES
I'm here! Yay!
Your little vampire.
My little vampire.
To pass her care certificate,
Emma must be able to take blood
competently.
I'm going to give you a task. OK.
Today is her last chance
to prove herself,
supervised by midwife Suzanne.
Bottles are in there. Oh.
And the thingamajigs are in there.
Bloods was on my hit list of things
that I really wanted to do,
that I really I wanted to become
a ninja, didn't I? A needle ninja.
I love that you're like me -
"The thingamajigs are there."
Thingamy whatsits.
"The thingamy whatsits are there."
I would like, today, I don't know
how many I'm going to get to do,
but I would like a full house.
I want a clean sweep.
That's my goal.
So you stack the trolley
and I'll go and get the lady. OK.
Emma will be taking blood from women
coming in for their
12-week pregnancy screening.
OK, so you're here today for the
screening for all three syndromes.
This is Emma. She's going to be
taking your blood if that's OK.
Do you mind if I look at your arms?
Yeah. This feels like a nice one.
Right, a sharp scratch.
Thank you.
You good?
I'm fine, thank you very much.
Congratulations. Thank you.
One down.
Oh, that's a very good one.
Scratch.
That was really gentle.
Are you sure? Yeah. Oh, I like you!
Next one. Next one.
Right, a sharp scratch.
Did I hurt you? No.
You can tell me the truth.
THEY CHUCKLE
Three in a row,
and Emma is on a roll.
Thank you so much. Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much. Bye.
But each patient is different.
OK.
I'm really hard to get bloods.
You can't ruin my good-luck streak.
I haven't missed yet.
Took three nurses last time.
I mean, if I'm honest,
I can't feel anything.
SHE CHUCKLES
I'll try. Sharp scratch.
I mean, there's nothing
Emma can't find a vein.
But on closer inspection,
neither can Suzanne.
We may have to admit defeat
on this one.
The more we try,
if we don't succeed,
the less chance anybody else
is gonna have of doing it.
We need the sample to be able to do
this screening. Yeah, that's fine.
And if we can't And we might make
you a pin cushion.
Yeah, and that's not a good look.
No.
Mum-to-be Charlotte will need to go
to the phlebotomy department
for specialised staff
to take her bloods.
Damn those veins.
It's just weird, innit?
Right, let's see this last lady out
there OK and then we're done.
Come on in.
OK.
OK. Sharp scratch.
You OK? Yeah.
Sure? Yeah, it's fine.
SHE GASPS It's in!
SHE CHUCKLES
That was quite good, actually.
You sound really surprised.
You sound as surprised as
I do at getting that in.
Little Miss Gentle. That's what
we'll have to call her from now on.
She's the gentlest vampire in town.
She's the gentle little vampire.
Thank you.
Er, one I couldn't get.
So I think I got four out of five.
The one I couldn't do though,
Suzanne couldn't get either.
Actually putting a needle
into an arm now,
which is the thing that used
to make me physically sweat
and just feel like I was burning,
erm, I'm all right with that now.
OK, so job jobbed. All done.
That was the smoothest
I've kind of done it
and the most competent I've done it,
so, erm, I'm really happy.
Each year,
around 50 sets of twins are born
on the Maternity Unit
of the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Look at the little hands.
HE CHUCKLES
Look at their hair.
Due to the increased risks, 80% of
those are born by caesarean section.
Is that all right?
You know I'm not really in labour,
I just wanted you to massage me.
But parents-of-two 34-year-old
Dionne and her husband Brian
are hoping to avoid theatre.
Just need to pop them out today
and then we can go home.
She's in the first stages of labour
with non-identical twins,
a boy and a girl.
I don't think it's been that
different, though, since having
..the twins to having
single babies, though.
It's always been straight in,
straight out.
SHE CHUCKLES
Not even time to take my coat off.
SHE LAUGHS
We decided to go for a third,
because we've got two already.
Erm, it never even entered my head
that it would be twins,
erm, until we actually went
for the first scan
and then found out it was twins.
So, I was pretty shocked.
HE LAUGHS
Took me about a week to take it in.
SHE EXHALES
Dionne is being closely monitored
by experienced midwife Liz,
as a twin vaginal birth
isn't always straightforward.
Do you think they'll be born
by the time you leave?
BRIAN CHUCKLES
Oh, no, that's not the answer.
They'll be born before midnight,
I think. Do you? Yep.
My legs are really shaky.
Yeah, it's just the adrenaline.
Yeah. Just try and relax
cos you're so tense.
Just relax while you haven't got
a contraction.
But it's still lingering.
I think they'll be here soon.
A twin vaginal delivery
is considered high-risk
because obviously there's two babies.
Erm, the uterus has grown,
so you've got a larger placental
site, two placentas,
so, much more risk of bleeding
after delivery,
much more risk of one baby
being round the wrong way,
or both being round the wrong way.
If a baby comes out
and needs resuscitation,
you know, there's staff there,
but you've got two babies
to think about, and a mum.
As her labour
is progressing quickly,
Dionne's being transferred
to the consultant-led labour ward.
Liz, tell me they'll be here
before midnight.
Yeah, they'll be here
before midnight,
that was the deal, wasn't it?
Oh, my God, that's a big ask. Yeah.
Yeah, if you like, yeah.
Let's go with that.
Oh, why does it have
to hurt so much?
It's all Right,
get you on the gas.
Huh? You want to take over?
Midwife Natalie has arrived,
as it's standard procedure
for two midwives to be present
during a twin birth.
I'm definitely pushing on these.
Right, was it something
that you couldn't avoid doing?
Like, could you stop or was it a
sensation that you just had to push?
I don't think
I can't keep my legs shut.
In this situation it's the best,
I suppose.
SHE LAUGHS AND SIGHS
She's still got a sense of humour.
Shall we do an quick exam
just to see what's happening
and what's going on, just to
double double-check, is that OK?
Definitely wanted to push
with that last contraction.
Dionne, I think I can see your
waters coming out a little bit.
SHE EXHALES
Well done. You're a star.
You're about 5cm.
Amazing. Absolutely incredible.
Quick, wasn't it? Very quick.
In half an hour,
that's super-duper quick.
SHE GROANS
Dionne, you're just going to carry
on using that gas, OK?
Try not to push at the moment.
Big, deep breath in.
Big breath in. Good.
Blow it away. Is it coming?
I think so.
SHE MOANS AND GROANS
Dionne is about to give birth
to twins - a boy and a girl.
She's being supported
by midwives Liz and Natalie,
along with husband Brian.
Big breath, that's it. Use that gas.
Fantastic. OK.
SHE MOANS Well done.
SHE WAILS
OK. Big breath in.
What's happened?
Baby's heart rate just dipped
a little bit with that contraction.
It's picking up a little bit now
but I've asked the doctor just
to come in just to review, OK?
As the boy twin is showing signs
of distress,
the midwives call Dr Ali,
the obstetrician, to assist.
This is Dr Ali, Dionne.
He's just come in just cos baby's
heart rate changed a little bit.
It's recovering nicely now.
Dionne, with the next contraction,
we really want a big push down, OK?
Do a really big push into
your bottom. Lovely! And again.
SHE STRAINS
That's it, Dionne. Perfect.
Baby's coming along nicely.
OK, so I want exactly the same
with the next contraction
and we'll have your little man, OK?
SHE STRAINS
I'm not going to touch.
SHE STRAINS
That's it. Fantastic. Stop pushing.
Oh! Push, push, push, push.
SHE STRAINS
Push, push, that's it, Di.
Fantastic. Push, push.
Well done. Beautiful!
Four minutes after her first push
Lovely. I'm just gonna pop him
..the boy twin is born.
Hey, little man!
SHE SIGHS
Oh!
Oh! Hi!
Oh, my God, I love you!
I'm just going to change the towels.
He's smashing.
Absolutely amazing. Well done.
I love you.
BABY GURGLES
But the birth of the second twin
is often more complicated
than the first,
so the team are on high alert.
Now there's that extra space
in the uterus, that twin may turn,
you may have a pause
between the contractions,
so that's a risk to mum, erm,
of bleeding.
If her cord comes down,
there's a risk that, that baby
doesn't get so much oxygen.
It's what we call a cord prolapse.
We want the cord out of the way
and that baby out.
So we're going to quickly
run the scanner over you,
just to see what position
twin number two is in, OK?
Dr Ali must check the exact position
of the second twin
to ensure it is safe to proceed
with a vaginal birth.
Second baby is head down.
All right, so can we have the baby,
please, before I go home? All right!
Big push into your bottom.
SHE MOANS
Is she OK? She's fine.
Just picking up her heartbeat now.
Dr Ali's just feeling her
position to work out where she is.
So a little bit of pressure on your
tummy as I'm trying to find her.
Is she OK?
The baby's head is still high,
so I'm waiting for contractions. OK.
What we might do
is we might break your waters
just to help her come down
a little bit. Yeah.
Big push, big push.
SHE STRAINS
Big push down if you've
got a contraction. Again.
Well done. We're just trying to
break those waters now.
WATER GUSHES Oh!
Using a plastic hook, Dr Ali
breaks the second amniotic sac.
This makes space for the girl twin
to move down the birth canal.
SHE STRAINS
Big push. Biggest one!
And again, and again. Fantastic.
SHE STRAINS
That's it. Big one.
Yes, yes, a big one.
Yes, yes, yes, Di.
SHE STRAINS
Push, push. Well done.
Yes, yes.
Well done.
SHE GROANS
Fantastic!
15 minutes after the
first twin was born
I know, my darling.
Well done, sweetheart, amazing job.
..his sister arrives safely.
Well done.
The placenta, is it out?
Yep, most of them.
You've got one? Two. Oh, good.
I feel so much better.
And I love you so much, thank you.
Hello! Thank you so much.
You did so well.
It's amazing when you see them
taking them out
and they're kind of in your arms
and then, obviously,
that's the end normally
if it's just one baby,
but with two, you're kind of
You also want to enjoy it,
but you're also kind of worried
for the second one
and to make sure that they're OK
and they're going to come out OK.
It's a kind of mixture of emotions
really, yeah.
I'm so proud of you, honestly.
I'm so proud of you!
You can come back, yeah.
SHE GIGGLES
It's so easy to have two babies.
Have three next year.
Any birth that's riskier and
has a positive outcome
is always, not only a relief,
but, erm
Yeah, it's great when you know
the things that could go wrong
and they didn't go wrong,
that's lovely for mum and lovely
for all the staff as well.
Everybody feels really good about it.
It's almost like you've done it.
SHE CHUCKLES Although they have.
Aw!
BABY CRIES
SHE SIGHS
You look like your brother.
Aw, I love you!
On average, one baby
is born every two hours
at the Princess Alexandra
Hospital
BABY SNEEZES
..brought safely into the world
by a team of fully-qualified
midwives and MCAs.
PHONE RINGS
Hello, Labour Ward.
Beth, midwife speaking, can I help?
Emma is hoping to join the ranks
by completing her care certificate,
and today she must hand in
her written work.
Normally I walk into these sessions
and I go,
"Oh, Mary, I haven't had time
to do anything."
But today I'm walking in going,
"Mary, I've done, er, number seven
and number nine",
which means I've only
got one more to do.
Easy.
If I've got seven and nine right,
she'll set me straight.
She's very good at setting me
straight.
Is she behind me?
Come in.
Hi. Hi there.
You OK? Yeah, not too bad. Good.
Right, so last time we're meeting.
Yeah. Three things to do. Yeah. And
have you done anything to show me?
I've done two. Oh, well done.
Right, OK. I've only got one left.
OK, then, so we had Privacy
and Dignity to complete.
Done that. And we had
The Awareness of Mental Health,
Dementia and Learning Disability.
Done that. So, wonderful.
There's one I've left blank on seven
cos I just wasn't sure
and I wanted to be with you.
OK. I needed you!
Mary will help Emma
finish the written work,
but there's no guarantee
she'll pass.
It's not a given.
No, it's a national certificate.
This is your observations.
This'll be your competency
of privacy and dignity.
So therefore, there's expectations
related to all parts
of the certificate itself.
So if we look at our list.
This one here.
Manual handling operations. Yep.
So I've ensured that
she's completed everything.
As we do with any
care support worker,
we need to make sure that they
meet all the requirements.
Lifting operations
and lifting equipment. Yeah.
So, well, it's like the final hour,
I think.
Then we can make a decision
whether or not she's completed it.
So that's your knowledge
components completed. Yep.
But, as you know,
that's only one half of it. Yep.
Mary must now check
with the training team
to see if Emma has also finished
the practical element
of the certificate.
So I'm going to meet with Mandy
OK.
..and she's going to assure me
that you've completed
all your competences related
to your care certificate. Yeah.
And it's not until those two things
have been aligned
that we can't say you've
completed your care certificate. OK.
OK? Down to the wire. That's right.
Yes, that's how we do things.
You're filling me
with stress and anxiety, Mary.
I'll be thinking of you both.
I bet you will, yeah.
Thank you for today. That's OK.
I feel like I'm, like
EMMA SIGHS
MARY GIGGLES
I've done all I can. My fate
is in their hands. It is, yes.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Take care. Thanks. Bye.
I thought, "Ooh, that means
If I've passed these bits,
"then it's all done",
but apparently no,
they've got to have another
little chat.
Imagine it go Uh-uh!
Major fail.
Oh! I'd be devastated.
I'd have to come back
and do it again.
Scrubs for Dad?
Should I get scrubs for Dad?
Do you want me to go get them?
If you would. Yeah.
Emma has just eight hours left
at the hospital
and this is her final chance
to prove she's competent in theatre.
Know your place, that's what I say.
SHE CHUCKLES
Wipe as we go. Thank you.
I can do this well as well.
THEY LAUGH
We're here. Mm.
Brazilian-born couple
40-year-old Marina and husband Paolo
are awaiting an elective caesarean
for their third child.
The previous two
was a caesarean section.
The first child,
the cord was around the neck
and the second one, there was
not enough space for the baby
and the doctor decided to put us
on an emergency caesarean as well.
You OK? Yeah. Yeah? You OK?
Yeah, I'm all right. You excited?
This time we feel better in a way,
because with no pain,
we know that the team
was here waiting in the hospital.
Of course, a little bit nervous.
Caesareans, you know,
is a risk always.
This is your lovely outfit.
Oh, thank you.
And your lovely hat Oh, lovely.
..that you must wear.
Lovely. Thank you very much.
It's a mixture of scary
and excitement,
so I hope everything goes well.
Marina has been transferred
into theatre
and is being prepared
for her anaesthetic
Hi. Hello. You all right?
Yeah, not too bad.
We doing this now?
Yeah, when you're ready.
..while Emma assists operating
department practitioner Marion.
Four, five, six.
Er, one Ramsey, non-tooth.
Two BP handle. Two BP handles.
One assistant. Assistant.
One stitch. One stitch.
One cord. One cord.
Ten Dunhill.
I've got one, two, three
I think probably the thing
that surprised me the most
is I didn't expect to feel
quite so comfortable in theatre.
And now I feel like I belong here.
I'm allowed.
SHE CHUCKLES
Eight Spencer Wells.
One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight.
Theatre's beginning
to feel like home.
SHE LAUGHS
Two Wrigley's forceps.
And two Wrigley's.
And a tray. I like saying that bit,
even though you don't need to.
SHE CHUCKLES
Five smalls, five abdo.
Yes.
Two sutures. Two sutures.
Two blades. Yes.
Give this pillow a cuddle,
like, underneath your armpits.
That's it.
Don't worry about the wires.
Four sutures now, yeah? Yes.
Push your spine out at the back.
The anaesthetist administers
a spinal block.
This will remove any feeling
from Marina's waist down.
Try and keep your back straight.
So, straighten up. Perfect.
The what? 23rd. Thanks.
Do you want me to do this?
Yes, please. Thank you.
To reduce the risk
of blood clotting,
Emma ensures Marina's compression
boots are fitted correctly.
Won't be long now till you get baby,
OK?
Yep, table's going up.
Tell us when to stop.
OK, fine, thanks.
NURSES CHATTER
Just changed.
With husband Paolo by her side,
mum-of-two Marina is about to give
birth by elective caesarean section.
Emma's time at the hospital
is nearly over,
so today is her final chance
to prove she's competent in theatre.
Now can I have that?
HE STRAINS
Just ten minutes
after the first incision
9.37.
..Marina's baby is born.
Aw, happy birthday, baby.
It's Emma's job to record
the time of birth.
BABY WAILS
It's definitely a little girl.
HE CHUCKLES
It's definitely a girl. Aw.
BABY CRIES
She's got beautiful eyelashes.
Yeah!
So, do you want to cut the cord?
Yes. Yeah.
And for the first time,
Emma announces the baby's weight.
6.14.
6 lb 14. Yep.
Your eyes. Your eyelashes.
Congratulations.
She's beautiful. Thank you.
He looks very happy. I am.
THEY CHUCKLE
You have two children already, right?
Yeah, they A boy and a girl.
And how are they feeling about her?
Oh They excited? The boy is
very excited about a little sister.
BABY CRIES She's very vocal.
Yeah.
THEY CHUCKLE
Hey, lovely. Yeah.
She's gorgeous.
Congratulations.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
BABY CRIES
The feeling to see your baby
in your arms is amazing.
It's something like
you cannot describe.
You have a baby in your arms
and you see the baby's face.
It's
You know, no money can pay that,
so I think it's worth everything.
It's an amazing experience.
Back on the wards,
Emma has just four hours left
as one of Princess Alexandra's team
of 60 maternity care assistants.
Do you want some gloves?
Yes, please. Here you go.
Oh!
Oh, my God, your hands are massive.
EMMA LAUGHS
Waa!
So, have you finished
your care certificate yet?
I have. You have?
Don't sound so shocked! Oh, my gosh.
How long did it take you in the end?
Three months. I find out today.
Oh, my God, are you nervous?
Erm, part of me thinks, "I'm fine,
done it", do you know what I mean?
I've had lots of help,
lots of support,
done the written work,
done all my competences.
I'll pass.
But then what if I fail?
See, my nervousness is coming out
in the cleaning of this table.
I just keep doing it.
SHE LAUGHS
You won't fail. I'm sure of it.
You've trained so hard for it,
so it's not like you've
just come in and thought,
"I'll do a little bit of this
and a little bit of that",
you've actually done all of it.
So there's no reason why you should
be told, "No, you've not passed."
Over the past two years,
Emma has completed nearly
700 hours of training.
She's about to find out if she has
passed her care certificate
to become a qualified
maternity care assistant.
I don't normally like to let myself
have good, positive feelings
when it comes to things like this.
I always have that little voice
in the back of my head going,
"Don't get carried away, don't get
too confident, don't get too cocky."
My fate is in their hands.
Ooh!
The maternity staff have gathered
to say their goodbyes.
Whoa!
THEY ALL LAUGH
Feel like I'm late to Handover.
Hi. Hello. Come on in and welcome.
I was just thinking back
after you'd gone
about when you first came on that
very first morning, do you remember,
when you were so nervous?
I was quite terrified, yeah.
Looking back then
to how you are now,
when all of those things seemed like
huge, insurmountable obstacles,
the difference in the confidence and
the difference in the way you are,
how much you've come on,
has been absolutely fantastic.
So we have for you
your care certificate
Ahh! Is that actually it?
..to say that you actually did it.
She's actually got her
care certificate. Well done!
APPLAUSE Oh, thank you!
Oh, do you get a badge as well?
You get a badge as well.
And badges are so important.
Everybody's got badges, look.
Badges for everything.
I mean, I had noticed that.
Val's got a little one on as well,
I was eyeing up earlier.
Yeah. I suppose to lots of people,
they're probably like,
"Well, I've done it, so what?"
But I've never done anything
like this before, so for me, it's
I feel very proud
and it's a massive achievement
cos I felt like I was at school
all over again.
And I didn't do very well at school,
so I'm glad I've done good at this.
So I am now a, erm, qualified
maternity care assistant.
I have a certificate to prove it.
And I can work in any hospital
in England.
Legitimately.
So when it all goes tits up,
you know where I'll be.
SHE LAUGHS
You also need to have one of these
too to make you absolutely official.
What's that? OK. Well, why don't
you have a look and see?
Just have a look and see.
SHE SCREECHES IN DELIGH
Oh, I never had one of these before.
Look! Now you've got your very own.
ALL CHUCKLE
Oh, my God,
I have to come back now
You have to.
..cos I really want to wear it.
Where does it go?
Do you want me to put it on for you?
Because I find it difficult
to put it on straight.
I feel very professional
all of a sudden, girls.
Get the sword out and do that.
I feel like all the gear,
slightly a bit of idea.
Do you know what I mean?
THEY LAUGH
Thank you. Thank you all very much.
And I think it was so,
like, overwhelming and exciting
and enjoyable last year
and it just went perfectly,
that coming back this year
I was excited to get back here,
but also really nervous.
And I didn't want to come back
this year and be like,
"Actually, I don't enjoy it
as much as I thought I did."
Erm, and I do,
and it's surpassed it again.
Every single time,
it just gets better and better,
and that is because of you lot,
so, thank you.
SHE EXHALES
I feel extremely proud of Emma
and what she's achieved.
She's blossomed into an MCA.
Always willing to help.
So, yeah, very proud.
You take care. Yep.
I will miss Emma.
She just inspires confidence
in the people that she's with.
And the women all enjoyed
having her with them
and the staff just accepted her
as one of their own,
which is an accolade in itself.
Just very quick,
but I'm always here
Thank you, Mary. Thank you so much.
Yeah, well done.
Are you going? Yeah.
Is this it, then? Is that it,
you're going? Yeah.
Aww. Hug me. Aww.
It does feel like home.
The people there really make it.
And it's not just midwives,
it's the whole team.
See you later. See you soon.
Thank you so much for everything.
I feel like I'm part of a club,
a very, very special club.
Look at us holding hands.
I know! I'm gonna really miss you.
THEY CHUCKLE
Thank you for everything.
Been lovely seeing you. You too.
And thanks for our little chat
the other day. It's all right.
Look after you. Yeah, look after you.
Take care. Yeah.
I'll see you soon. Take care.
See you. Bye. Bye-bye.
It's weird, cos it doesn't
feel like goodbye.
And that scares me a little bit,
because what if it is and I haven't
really appreciated the goodbye?
SHE CHUCKLES
I can't believe it's goodbye,
I think it's just,
"I'm off for a bit.
I'll see you soon."
I hope it's not goodbye.