Synopsis
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.
- Programme: The Midwives
- Series: 1
- Episode: 1: Delivering Under Pressure
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Health & Social Care
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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