Baby's First Day

Baby's First Day

Documentary 2011

Available on Prime Video

Set inside the labour and delivery department of Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt is one of the busiest maternity wards in the world. No other place sees more tears, screams and smiles.

Documentary 2011

EPISODE 1

Heydie and Bekah

Bekah, a mom-to-be, has her all-natural birth plan fall apart; Heydie's rapid labour forces a natural delivery.

20 min · 2 May 2011
EPISODE 2

Erin and Janay

Erin endures a painful labour without medication; Janay shocks the hospital staff with her pain-free childbirth.

20 min · 3 May 2011
EPISODE 3

Joanne and Julie

JoAnne is anxious about having a c-section delivery; Julie worries about a potentially painful and long delivery.

20 min · 4 May 2011
EPISODE 4

Tamala and Ashley

Tamala must have an emergency c-section because of her sickle-cell anaemia; Ashley's newborn son must be taken to NICU.

20 min · 5 May 2011
EPISODE 5

Demetria and Kaylen

A woman with muscular dystrophy and scoliosis, Kaylen, gives birth; another woman's labour must be stopped abruptly when troubles arise.

20 min · 6 May 2011
EPISODE 7

Lori and Tyreon

Tyreon faces a c-section when her unborn baby's heart rate dips low; Lori's baby doesn't make a complete decent into the birth canal.

20 min · 10 May 2011

D.T. Slouffman

Director
Nikki Taub

Producer
D.T. Slouffman

Producer

About

Baby's First Day

DOCUMENTARY

Set inside the labour and delivery department of Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt is one of the busiest maternity wards in the world. No other place sees more tears, screams and smiles.

Information

Studio: TLC
Released: 2011