What I watched last night-One Born Every Minute

Last night's episode of One Born Every Minute, ie the birth control programme, followed two women in their thirties each with their own problems. Sara, mother of three, who is terrified of pain, perhaps getting pregnant wasn't the best of ideas, and Julia, who has a heart condition and having her first baby. Julia's story follows on from the week before when she was admitted to hospital following a scare with the baby.

The two stories play out very differently. Julia, despite birth putting extra pressure on her heart, is reasonably calm apart from when she is moaning at her partner Dean for what he is putting her through, fair enough, while Sara, who is experienced at childbirth, is panick stricken and asks for an epidural at 3cm dilated, you must be joking. Then she asks for a cesearan when she is about to give birth, the midwife tells her the only way you'll get that is to go private and pay, how much she asks.

Sara's baby crowns quite quickly even with her facing the wrong way, a tricky job says the midwife. Julia, who is only allowed to push for 30 minutes according to the heart specialists that at one point are all gathered in the room, talk about an audience, has her baby delivered by forceps, I feel her pain! 'It's my biggest achievement' she says afterwards 'but I'm not having anymore', her partner thinks otherwise.

One Born Every Minute is on every Monday@ 9pm on CH4.