One Born Every Minute

Liverpudlian humour takes centre stage in the first episode a soon to be dad tries to keep his partner laughing through the contractions of a baby they thought they would never have, while another couple must pull together when their baby's life is in danger. Midwife and shift leader Delia keeps everyone's spirits up through the tough moments and the good.

Tonight ex- lovers prove that you don't have to be together to raise a family, first timers from Brazil are in it for the long haul and childhood sweethearts must put their squabbling aside.

First impressions aren't quite what they seem on Delivery Suite tonight - a 16 year old has to grow up very quickly to cope with the life threatening illness of not just her mum but also her unborn baby, a dark glasses wearing woman reveals the sad truth behind her shades and glamorous best friends share a secret passion for Morris Dancing.

Danika, a health care assistant with big plans and even bigger brows, describes herself as a midwife side-kick but has ambitions to be a fully-fledged midwife herself one day. She's a huge hit with the labouring mums and always greets them with a big smile and a perfect Scouse brow "It's all about the arch. If you don't get that right you're finished" she says.

Tonight a party girl prepares to have the child she thought she would never have, a teenage couple pull together to welcome a baby that wasn't planned and an impatient Mum to be struggles when her birth plan goes wrong.

Tonight an Iranian couple who recently moved to Liverpool are lost in translation during labour, a football mad dad channels his supporting on the terraces techniques to overcome his own squeamishness, and a devoted husband who never leaves his wife's side is in danger of missing the birth.

Tonight a teenager is shocked to find out she is 24 weeks pregnant, a proud Dad to be is eager for his fist born to be a boy so he can pass on the Greek family name he is so proud of and a self-confessed unlucky couple hope that a much-longed-for baby will turn their fortunes around.

It's a case of 'sliding doors' in this week's episode when for one couple a fumble under the sheets at University results in them leaving with a baby as well as a degree, and for another, a life threatening illness pulls everything into sharp focus.

Tonight childhood sweethearts worry about the welfare of their premature baby, a couple put their wedding on hold to have a baby and Mum craves a pain free birth for her second baby.

Tonight a brave mother of two is prepared to risk her own life to have the big family she has always craved, a single Mum relies on her Mum to help her bond with her second baby and a retired soldier has his reactions tested during labour.

With the massage oils at the ready, it's the dads who take centre stage in this episode of One Born, when we see how different men approach the role of birthing partner. Midwife, Gill Houghton, doesn't think birth partners get enough credit for the role they play at the birth, "it's tough going for a man, they often don't know what to do... it's my role to help them find their feet."

Tonight Time is of the essence as one of our couples races to the finish line desperate to meet their baby, while another is savouring every second as dad's brain injury means he may not remember anything about it.

Tonight a Mum takes her son's place to welcome a grandchild she has only just found out about, a Dad turns poet to help his panicking wife through the birth of a baby he never realised he wanted so much, and an emotional Mum can't stop laughing during her daughter's labour.

Tonight a Mummy's boy has to put down his cuddly toy and face fatherhood for the first time, a self-confessed baby machine arrives to deliver her fifth child and childhood sweethearts can't wait to take their baby home to their first house.