Follow Emma Willis as she trains for three months at Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital in the busy maternity ward as a Maternity Care Assistant. She'll be working four shifts a week: day and night; alongside the midwifery team helping to deliver babies, discovering first-hand what makes it one of the toughest, but most rewarding careers you can have.
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This episode contains discussions which some may find upsetting. Emma revisits a challenging aspect of the MCA role - learning how to care for a family who have lost a baby.
Emma takes on more responsibility in the operating theatre, where she witnesses her first emergency. Newly qualified midwife Corinne cares for second-time parents Nicola and Aaron.
Emma meets first-time mum Hannah to take her blood ahead of a planned caesarean, as well as Chenelle and Sean, who are rushed to theatre for a forceps birth.
There is lots to remember and learn in a busy first week back - Emma is given a refresher on the jobs she'll be expected to soon carry out alone, like pre-operative checks.
Follow Emma Willis as she trains for three months at Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital in the busy maternity ward as a Maternity Care Assistant. She'll be working four shifts a week: day and night; alongside the midwifery team helping to deliver babies, discovering first-hand what makes it one of the toughest, but most rewarding careers you can have.
