First time mum Bridie's hopes for a local Highland birth are threatened when her labour fails to progress. With her midwife's help she decides to make a 4 hour car journey in the middle of the night to hospital. In the far north of Scotland, midwife Morven makes a late night dash to Anastasia's home when her baby makes an unexpected and swift entrance into the world.

In the north of Scotland, midwife Morven closely monitors mum-to-be Emma who has a history of delivering big babies that require a c-section. In Campbelltown on the west coast, Susanna gets closer to her dream of a big family when midwife Helen tries to help her have a local birth without pain relief.

In Tain, in the far north-east of Scotland, midwife Morven is looking after local hairdresser Carrie who didn't feel her labour contractions during her first pregnancy. Carrie now worries that if that happens again she might have her new baby in the car. First time mum Sian relies on midwife Donna to help her overcome medical problems that complicate her pregnancy and put her on a "red pathway".

In this episode, highland midwives Ruth, Morven and Hazel help three mums-to-be when their dreams of a perfect birth don't exactly go to plan!

In this episode, Highland midwives, Hayley, Lydia and Helen help three mums-to-be when their deliveries don't follow the normal procedure!

In Inverness, midwife Hazel is preparing mum Shena for the birth of her seventh baby. But having delivered Shena's sixth child, Hazel knows that even this super-experienced mum-to- be has anxieties - she is seriously phobic about needles, something Hazel will have to help her overcome if the birth is to go smoothly.