Baby’s First Day

Labor is induced for an overdue mom-to-be, with two midwives by her side.

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High blood pressure forces one patient to change her birth plan, while another advances painfully fast with her third child.

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A mom-to-be uses hypnosis to cope with labor, while another attempts a vaginal delivery after a previous C-section.

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A baby’s heart rate drops dramatically during labor induction; a mother’s water breaks shortly after taking medication to help her sleep.

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A mother of five delivers her sixth child unmedicated, while another mom-to-be tries to keep her own mother out of the delivery room.

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A baby’s heart rate drops dramatically during labor induction; a mother’s water breaks shortly after taking medication to help her sleep.

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Erin endures a painful labor unmedicated, while Janay shocks the hospital staff with her pain-free childbirth.

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A woman with chronic arm pain goes into labor; a woman worries about her painful varicose veins, which could form blood clots when she delivers her fourth child.

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A mom-to-be is rushed to the hospital by helicopter after going into early labor. Meanwhile, a soldier arrives home from war just before the arrival of his firstborn.

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A caesarean section is documented.

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A second-time mom must have a C-section because of internal damage from her first delivery. Also: a natural childbirth is documented.

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One mom-to-be’s all-natural birth plan falls apart, while another’s rapid progression forces a natural delivery in the premiere of this documentary series, which is set in the maternity ward of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville.

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A third-time mom experiences a painful natural delivery; a woman plans on an unmedicated birth for her second pregnancy.

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A cancer survivor is pushed to get an epidural, while another mom-to-be needs pain relief but is forced to wait.

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An emergency C-section is performed when an unborn baby’s heart rate dips alarmingly low; an epidural proves problematic.

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A woman with sickle-cell anemia delivers twins via C-section; a first-time mom experiences complications during labor.

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A couple welcome their third child via C-section; a woman endures a painful labor.

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An induction doesn’t go as planned when a mom-to-be’s body fights the medication. Meanwhile, another woman arrives at the hospital after her water breaks.

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Erin endures a painful labor unmedicated, while Janay shocks the hospital staff with her pain-free childbirth.

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Following a third-time mom as she prepares for a natural birth. Also: a woman gives birth on her birthday.

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A woman with muscular dystrophy and scoliosis gives birth; another woman’s labor must be stopped abruptly when troubles arise.

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A mom-do-be develops preeclampsia, which alters her unmedicated birth plan; a C-section with a vertical incision is documented.

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A mom-to-be has high blood pressure, which requires an early C-section. Meanwhile, a first-time mom is fearful of the birthing process.

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Ciara is ready to be induced at 41 weeks, but her baby is upside down; Eulala hopes her fiancé arrives in time for the birth of their first child

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Zena is on bed rest after her water broke at 26 weeks, and she and her fiancé decide to get married at the hospital before the baby is born. Also: a breech baby must be delivered via C-section.

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