We watch as student midwives get firsthand experience in a maternity unit. Subscribe to Our Stories: https://bit.ly/3lzSXhv

This episode follows student midwives as they get handson experience at Birmingham Women's Hospital, one of the busiest maternity units in the country. Rebecca is in the first year of her degree course in midwifery at Birmingham City University and is following in a family tradition, both her mum and her grandmother were midwives. Over the next three years she must combine classroom study with practical onthejob training and aim to assist in forty births.

This film was first broadcast: 23 Sep 2013

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