Episode 4
Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland. A closer look at life for Shetland's new and expectant mothers.
Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland. This episode takes a closer look at life for Shetland's new and expectant mothers. In the Gilbert Bain's maternity department, first-time mum-to-be Caitlin has come in as she is eight months pregnant and can't feel her baby moving. They also see a woman who, ten days past her due date, has to be flown from Shetland to the mainland for specialist assistance giving birth.
Meanwhile, two young girls visit A&E - one having fallen off her Shetland pony and breaking her collarbone and another with a badly injured arm following a trampolining accident. The staff at the Gilbert Bain, who are not specialist paediatricians, have to use all their skills and training to treat them.
Away from the hospital, the programme follow a midwife from Aberdeen who has recently moved to the islands and is struggling to find her way around, all while making house calls to Shetland's newest mothers.
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