ONE MORE PUSH!

It's 1974 and a group of young Midwives are about to be let loose in one of the busiest maternity hospitals in the country. Sylvia takes her first steps into a career that will last for well over forty years, little though she knows it then. The joy of achieving success in qualifying is soon tempered during her first shift on duty when the reality of professional responsibilities hits her like a steam train. Caring for women and their families during childbirth usually culminates in a happy, life-affirming rite of passage for most women. But Mother Nature, left to her own devices, can quickly turn a pregnancy or labour into an obstetric nightmare for those responsible for their care.

Experience Sylvia's highs and lows as she and her colleagues step onto the threshold of a career that will change them forever. Meet the acerbic Sister Frenchit whose bark is as bad as her bite, and the legendary senior tutor Annie O'Neil who brilliantly moulds the raw recruits into caring, professional individuals who realise very quickly what accountability means. Become immersed in the hub of the Labour ward, teeming with a whole host of medics, technicians and auxiliaries, and then transfer to a living room on a council estate where a young Midwife's hands, eyes and ears become the most important tools of her trade. Put on your comfiest shoes and have the tissues ready - you will need them.