Actor portraying a woman in labour supported by a midwife in an NHS maternity training film.

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NHS West Midlands

Working with NHS West Midlands, we created a ground-breaking interactive learning package for midwives. Simulated birthing scenarios using real midwives and actresses were filmed in a working labuor ward in Coventry.

The clip here is one of a series of different birthing scenarios.


This film is part of our training and learning film work. See all the films we make.

Read the transcript

Yeah. Okay. Well done. Just like all the others, just breathe it through.

Yeah. You can do it. Well done. That's brilliant, Cheryl.

Keep going. Fantastic. Well done. Stick with it.

You can do it. Come on, you're doing so well, Cheryl. Just keep going. Well done.

Try and slow your breathing down. You're doing so well. Your baby's going to be here really soon. I want to get out.

I know you do, but your baby's going to be here really soon.

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