One Born Every Minute

The first episode introduces the straight-talking midwifery team in Bristol as an expectant father risks missing his daughter's birth and one of the team helps her neighbour through labour.

In episode two, wedding plans are hatched in the birthing pool, a couple face their fears in theatre, and a naval officer is all at sea with the arrival of his first baby.

There's tension as a teenage mum asks her dad and boyfriend to both be present at the birth; a vicar's wife seeks divine intervention; and a young couple hope for a simpler labour second time around.

A mum-to-be who has cerebral palsy goes through a dramatic delivery, one couple have to put their footballing differences aside in the birth room, and a five-year fertility journey is almost over.

A farmer finds his baby's birth a far cry from lambing season, a former midwife must take a back seat in the birth room, and a laidback dad nearly misses his daughter's birth.

A young couple refuse to let a tough start hold them back, parents with four boys await the arrival of a girl, and a mum who didn't think she could conceive naturally prepares for her first baby.

On her birthday, midwife and single mother-of-two Lara contemplates life and love while delivering twins.

A mum who donated her eggs but went on to have fertility problems herself, a couple whose whirlwind romance resulted in an unexpected pregnancy, and the mum who's finally having her miracle baby.

In this episode there's an extreme case of 'like mother, like daughter' with one mother about to become a gran aged 40, and a career woman finally takes the plunge into motherhood.

Mel is an identical twin. Her father is also a twin, as was her grandmother so it's incredibly rare that Mel herself would be pregnant with twins - but that's exactly what's happened.

In this episode a muscle-mad macho man struggles to keep his nerves in check, an expectant dad goes all out to make his wife feel comfortable in the birthing room and a same sex couple are rushed into hospital ten weeks early.

Southmead Hospital rolls out the red carpet for a celebrity 'baby'...Baby Spice is coming in to support the maternity unit's charity and her arrival is causing quite a stir. Midwife Sacha in particular is giddy with excitement about meeting her idol, and brings in some treasured Spice Girl memorabilia to get signed.

The hospital corridors at Southmead turn blue as one young mum lets out all of her pent-up frustrations, on-off romancers finally take the plunge after 10 years of indecision, and pregnancy cravings make it into the delivery room.

This episode is all about making babies. As the midwives say, 'If it wasn't for sex, we wouldn't have a job.' It's a subject they talk about freely between themselves in the wee small hours of the morning.

It's a double first this week as we witness the very first home birth on One Born Every Minute as well as one baby making a surprise arrival in the hospital car-park. Also, a first-time father who used to be homeless dreams of settling down under one roof with his girlfriend.

This week in Bristol, a startling family secret turns the world of one parent-to-be upside down, another mum considers converting religions to create a much longed for family unit and one couple finally make it to the delivery suite after four years of trying.

In tonight's episode all you need is love according to the midwives of Southmead Hospital. A couple who met at the tender age of 8 check in for their second baby twenty years later; a duo who knew it was love at first sight when they locked eyes at Blackpool nightclub are having their first child.

This week on One Born Every Minute the hospital corridors are filled with waiting women in a state of limbo as they await their new arrivals. A couple - both in the nursing profession - hope for a less complicated birth the second time around.

It's the final episode of the series and it's all hands on deck. Perhaps it's the full moon causing all these women to go into labour but one thing's for sure Southmead Hospital is packed to maximum capacity.