Cherry Has a Baby
Pregnant at 28, Cherry Healy is horrified by the thought of giving birth. Meeting other mums-to-be, she explores the issues of pregnancy and decides to give birth on national TV.
Cherry Healey is unexpectedly pregnant at age 28 and utterly horrified by the thought of having to give birth! She doesn't feel ready and she wants to know whether there's ever a 'right' time of life to have a baby.
As she deals with her own anxieties, she meets seven women of different ages and backgrounds to investigate how other mothers-to-be deal with this experience. Cherry runs the gamut from 15-year-old Paige - who not only has no worries about giving birth, but can't wait to meet her baby, already named Lily - to 46-year-old Angela, pregnant with twins after repeated miscarriages. Along the way, Cherry witnesses a home birth, grills a pregnant midwife and talks 'poo sieves' with almost everyone! From the serene to the surreal, Cherry is not afraid to ask the questions which most first time mothers-to-be are too afraid to broach.
Liberally scattered with bum-jokes and irreverent humour, Cherry also looks at the more serious side of pregnancy, tackling post-natal depression, premature birth and miscarriage. In looking at her own experiences and those of the women she meets, she explores the broader issues of being pregnant today and the myriad of choices and decisions to be made.
The show follows Cherry through her last month of pregnancy then, inevitably, the dreaded moment arrives - she gives birth. And, in a TV first, does it on national television.
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8-month pregnant Cherry interviews 15-year old Paige
Duration: 00:34
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Cherry Healey |
Executive Producer | Alex Cooke |
Executive Producer | Victoria Watson |
Producer | Launa Kennett |
Director | Launa Kennett |
Camera Operator | Launa Kennett |
Broadcasts
- Mon 13 Sep 2010 21:00
- Mon 13 Sep 2010 23:45
- Tue 14 Sep 2010 20:00
- Wed 15 Sep 2010 04:10
- Fri 17 Sep 2010 03:10
- Tue 12 Oct 2010 00:45
- Sun 27 Mar 2011 21:00
- Mon 28 Mar 2011 01:30