YORKSHIRE MIDWIVES ON CALL
RUNTIME
59 minutes
SERIES PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Rachel Porter
SENIOR EDITOR
Luke Rothery
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Anna Hall
Expect drama, emotion and tender moments as we follow the work of midwives delivering babies in people’s homes.
With privileged access, viewers will witness the creation of new families; our cameras are there before, during and after the birth throughout this unique five-part series.
The midwives are on call ‘24/7’ and specialise in homebirths but of course not everything goes to plan – in terms of timing or indeed the place of birth.
Requests for homebirths have increased during the pandemic with more women choosing to go through childbirth this way.
Viewers will get to know the team of six midwives from the Homebirth Midwifery unit at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The series follows expectant mums from all walks of life – from the city centre and suburbs of Bradford to the surrounding villages.
All of the home birth team are busy working mums themselves; when the phone from a labouring woman rings, they spring into action whatever time of day or night.
There’s plenty of tears and heart-warming moments when parents see their babies arrive – with a good helping of Yorkshire landscapes, warmth and humour along the way too.
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Reviews
“...this life-affirming show offers entirely what the title suggests”
The Times
“…a reassuring blend of the empathetic and the pragmatic”
Sunday Times
“For anyone who misses sobbing at One Born Every Minute, here's a similar show with some added Yorkshire charm.”
Observer
“There's plenty of life and take-a-deep-breath drama as this emotionally rich documentary series”
Daily Telegraph
“Call the Midwife meets One Born Every Minute in BBC2's emotional new series Yorkshire Midwives”
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“There will be drama, emotion and tender, touching moments in a new BBC series that follows Bradford’s midwives as they deliver babies in people’s homes”
Telegraph & Argus
“Expect drama, emotion and tender moments as Yorkshire Midwives On Call captures the creation of new families in homes across the Bradford district.”
Yorkshire Post
“The five-part series will see the home birth team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...help women and their partners through the intense and life-changing experience of welcoming a baby into the world.”
Yorkshire Live
“From having contractions in front of the TV, to midwives putting on loads of washing, the realities of giving birth at home are revealed in an eye-opening documentary series.”
Mail Online
“Yorkshire Midwives on Call airs on the BBC and it has been dubbed the real-life Call The Midwife.”
Express
“‘Yorkshire Midwives on Call’ depicts the life of the midwives on Bradford’s homebirth team and the true nature of giving birth at home.”
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