Episode 3

S8 E3: The BAFTA award-winning One Born Every Minute continues from its new home at Liverpool Women's Hospital - the largest and busiest maternity unit in Europe. 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. Rhiannon (26) and John (25) met at secondary school and have been inseparable ever since. However their life together is constantly under threat through Rhiannon having cystic fibrosis, a condition that gets worse during pregnancy. Despite the risks she is determined to have a third baby and leave a family legacy behind for John Rhiannon “ I want my children to have siblings and grow up close and support each other so John would constantly have me through them”. Single Mum and single minded SammiJo (21) arrives at Liverpool Women’s hospital to deliver her second baby. First time round she was so traumatised by giving birth so fast that she failed to make a connection with her daughter. SammiJo “I got post-natal depression, I rejected her, I just disowned her didn’t want to know her – I never got that Mum experience. I’m hoping and praying that this time round I get to hold her and be a Mum”. This time round SammiJo is determined that history won’t repeat itself and is relying on her Mum and birth partner Sharon to give her the support she needs. Ex-solider Ian (48) returned to his hometown of Liverpool to find a strong local girl to settle down with and raise a family. Eventually he found Kirsty (31) who soon pulled rank and took charge of him and their home, but an unexpected turn of events during labour requires Ian to step up and put himself on the front line.