0:00:04 > 0:00:08Hospital beds in the NHS have never been under more pressure...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It's just unrelenting at the moment.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..with more patients to care for than ever before,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17and only 150,000 beds to go round.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24It is a fast-paced job. It's a non-stopping conveyor belt.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25In this series,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29we use special cameras on beds in four very different hospitals...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Comfy bed.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41..to see the world through the beds' eyes.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Left at the lights.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46SHE SOBS ..as they share the most challenging...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47- SHE SIGHS - Oh, it's coming again.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Don't get upset. We'll look after you, OK?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Are you OK, pet?
0:00:57 > 0:00:58..most intimate...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00That's good.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03..and most rewarding moments of our lives.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05So, so happy.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Coming up...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15In Newcastle, on Resus bed five,
0:01:15 > 0:01:1865-year-old David is fighting for his life.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20We're treating him as definitely being septic.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21It's massively serious.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28In Birmingham, on day surgery bed 40,
0:01:28 > 0:01:3344-year-old Lisa needs an operation for her serious heart problem.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37I exercise regularly. I eat well. I don't smoke. Why me?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41And in Romford, on maternity bed six,
0:01:41 > 0:01:4649-year-old Shola is getting ready to give birth to triplets.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51Today will be the last day of being two. From tomorrow, we are now five.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Is that not amazing?
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Your bed's like an extra member of staff, almost.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03This is The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital has 9,000 staff,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20working around the clock to look after anyone who falls ill.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Can I have one of your beds, David?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29This is the hospital's day surgery unit.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31It treats around 500 patients every week.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Just closing some of his stitches.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38The day surgery beds are intensive shift workers,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40on duty 12 hours a day.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Today, bed 40 will be with Lisa,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48who's here for a life-saving procedure.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51ALL TALK
0:02:53 > 0:02:55All right, then.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56I had to get the dash in there
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- cos I pronounced it wrong, so I do apologise.- Oh, don't worry.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- You get that a lot, don't you? - Yes, yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Own-ions. Onions. - LAUGHTER
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- But I answer to O'Nions. - I had to ask. I was like...
0:03:04 > 0:03:05we weren't too sure.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Lisa has a serious heart defect and needs a pacemaker to keep her alive.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13She's just 44 years old.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Sometimes, I do get a little bit angry with myself,
0:03:17 > 0:03:18I suppose, really. Cos I think,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20well, I don't drink, I don't smoke,
0:03:20 > 0:03:26I exercise regularly, I eat well - healthily.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Why me? But, at the end of the day, you sort of have to deal with it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's there. It's not going to go away.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34And, actually, it's keeping me alive now,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37so just get on with it.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Today, Lisa is having the battery changed on her current pacemaker.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Do you have a list of medication?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46I don't have any.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- No meds?- I'm a good girl.- Ooh!
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Nurse MacDonald is dealing with Lisa's pre-op care.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Just a bit about your past medical history.- OK.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58So, the reason the pacemaker was put in?
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Sick sinus syndrome.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Is that from a child, or...?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Well, they found it when I was 23.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Oh, OK. Just irregular heartbeat? - Just irregular heartbeat.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I was just going for a routine check-up for some medication
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and my GP found that I've got an irregular heartbeat.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- Oh, OK. - And it picked up from there.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- Rhythm.- Mm.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Only 2% of pacemakers are fitted in people under the age of 45.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26If Lisa's condition hadn't been picked up by her GP,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29she wouldn't be alive today.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30THEY TALK
0:04:30 > 0:04:32And your next of kin?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Stuart O'Nions. That's my husband.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Is he coming with you? - He's going to come up
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- once I've had the procedure done. - Yeah, yeah. That's fine.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Cos I said, "Well, you'll probably be...
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- "so to speak, in the way". - NURSE LAUGHS
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I didn't know that my hubby could be here, you see.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47- Yeah, yeah.- That's why I said...
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Has he got a job where he can just nip out, then?- Yeah, yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It might keep you...
0:04:52 > 0:04:54When am I scheduled to go down?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I've just got to double-check the list.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I don't know how I'm going to let him know.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Do I just let him know afterwards?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Do you want to text him now, the number?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Oh, do you mind?- Yeah, of course.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Lisa married her husband, Stuart, 20 years ago.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08She wanted him to be here.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11But, for now, she's facing the operation on her own.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Can your wedding band come off, or do you want it taped?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- I'll have it taped, if that's OK.- Yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And the one on my toe, as well, please, if that's OK.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Is that a wedding band on your toe, too?- Yeah.- Is it?!
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Is it like a special ceremony you had?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- LAUGHTER - Is it not?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28We went into the wedding ring centre in Florida
0:05:28 > 0:05:31and he said, "I've never sized up somebody's toe before."
0:05:31 > 0:05:32LAUGHTER
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I've never seen a wedding band on a toe, I'm not going to lie.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- LAUGHTER - It's very unusual.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I've just never seen a wedding band on a toe. Honestly!
0:05:43 > 0:05:45That's it. It doesn't come off.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46LAUGHTER
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Professor Leyva, an expert in cardiac devices,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53will be carrying out the operation.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56We know that, when you are not pacing, you just stop.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57- Isn't it?- That's right, yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01So, to be absolutely sure, we'll just put in a temporary wire.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04And that just covers us
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- during the process of changing the box.- I know, when you're switching.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10OK. I wondered how that was going to work, cos I thought, you know...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Yeah. No, that's the safest way to do it.- That explains it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Changing a battery on a pacemaker
0:06:15 > 0:06:19is an intricate procedure that can take up to an hour.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And do you know whether you'll be using the same scar?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Yeah, I'll just use the same scar.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I'll have a look.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29If I need to add another one, I might have to.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- OK.- But I'll try not to.- OK.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- OK.- OK?- Thank you.- Very good.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34- See you soon.- Very good.- Thank you.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's 2pm.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Husband Stuart hasn't arrived yet,
0:06:48 > 0:06:52but Lisa's friend Kay, from school, works at the hospital.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- THEY MURMUR - I'll go and get it now.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- You've done this before.- I know.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I know. Thank you. Thanks for coming to see me.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Day surgery bed 40 takes her to theatre.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21We'll rejoin Lisa as she has her pacemaker renewed to keep her alive.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Here, the state-of-the-art A&E Department has more than 40 beds and
0:07:43 > 0:07:48six specialist Resus beds which all have life-support machines.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I've just got a lady who I'd like to pop a tube in
0:07:50 > 0:07:51and get a CT head done on.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55She's an alcoholic, hypotensive collapse, GCS about four or five.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01A hospital cannot function without beds. Beds are vital.
0:08:01 > 0:08:08We are responsible for beds 24/7, 365 days of the year.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10There isn't an unlimited number of beds.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13We do come up against pressures, especially in winter.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Our phones don't stop ringing.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Constantly, all day, we just try and keep the flow going as much as possible.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The unit's Resus beds are reserved for those
0:08:22 > 0:08:24with life-threatening illnesses or injuries.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30It's 11 o'clock in the morning.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Staff are on high alert,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34as there's a patient coming in with a very serious condition.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40He's taken straight to Resus.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Hi, Rosie, it's just Gemma.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Do we have another cubicle round there?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Yeah, the patient's only just got here.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Resus bed five is standing by.
0:08:53 > 0:08:5765-year-old David has been rushed in with suspected sepsis,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00which is the body's reaction to a severe infection.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Sepsis can kill.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09David needs to be injected with antibiotics.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Hello there.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15My name's Pixie. I'll be your doctor today.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17What I need to do, my love, is listen to your lungs,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19and your heart and all that, OK?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Then we'll take some blood. All right?
0:09:23 > 0:09:24You're feeling weak?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31Within minutes of being on Resus bed five, Dr Lamping Nam gives David
0:09:31 > 0:09:33the potentially life-saving treatment.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36If it is sepsis, she can't afford to wait for test results.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Nurse Campbell has been working in the A&E department for 12 months.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47We haven't definitely got the results back from his urine analysis,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51but all the indicators are there to say that he's got urinary sepsis.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Will I just run the rest of that fluid through?- Yes, please.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57As doctors try to stabilise David,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00health care assistant Mel sheds light on his condition.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03This gentleman's query sepsis.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09Until we have the bloods, doing routine tests, we'll not know
0:10:09 > 0:10:11where the sepsis is.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12It's massively serious.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15All over the news everywhere, at the minute.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19It's one of our biggest "watch out for" is the sepsis now.
0:10:21 > 0:10:2375 systolic.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26David has now been in Resus for half an hour.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29One of the symptoms of his sepsis is getting worse.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Let me lie you down a bit. Are you feeling dizzy at all?
0:10:32 > 0:10:37His blood pressure is low, hence why we've tilted the bed.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Has his blood pressure been so low en route?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I'm just going to pop a little scratch on the end of your finger so
0:10:53 > 0:10:55we can check your blood gases, OK?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Just keeping you flat for a little bit,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01because your blood pressure's a wee bit low.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Up to four in ten people with severe sepsis will lose their battle to
0:11:04 > 0:11:06stay alive.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Later, we'll be back with David to find out if his sepsis has been caught in time.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Across the UK,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23an increasing number of women are having children later in life.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27And at Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32more than 50% of first-time mums are over 30.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Do you know where the maternity triage...?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Yes, yes. She needs to come to the checkup, all right?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41OK, bye.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45The hospital's maternity unit has 25 beds which never rest.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Each one helps deliver around two babies every day.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Hello, little lady.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Maternity bed six is joined by first-time mum-to-be Shola,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59who is 49.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00She's having triplets.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06When people see you're 49, you're pregnant, they say, "Wow!"
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Carrying triplets? "Wow!
0:12:08 > 0:12:11"How are you coping? How are you doing?"
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I just cope, carry very well.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I say, "I'm young, it's just all in the mind, isn't it?"
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Do you need some water or something?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Shola and her husband Ike have been trying for a baby for 20 years.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29This is like a 19-20 years journey for us,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32we've been trying to have children.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34The couple are devout Christians.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Their church pastor predicted they would have triplets.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40"By this time next year, you will come,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43"you will carry one child, your husband will carry another one
0:12:43 > 0:12:46"and the grandmother will carry another one,"
0:12:46 > 0:12:53so when he said that, that's when I realised that God had a plan.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Shola's pregnancy is high-risk because she is carrying three babies
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and she's almost 50.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Midwife Alexander is on duty today.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Hello.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Shola has been admitted to the prenatal ward for monitoring.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17One of the babies is seriously underweight.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Midwife Alexander has to check every six hours
0:13:22 > 0:13:25that all the babies' hearts are still beating.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29We're doing a cardiotocogram.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Three babies' heartbeats can be hard to find.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Right, so that's the first baby.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It's a good baby!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The most important thing is that they all have
0:13:40 > 0:13:44a different heart rate, so we know they are all different individuals.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50The baby we are most worried about, he's smaller than the other two.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53They will all need support, all three of them, yeah.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I'm trying to look for the second baby.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12She's struggling to find the smallest baby's heartbeat.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I haven't got all three of them yet.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26I'm just going to feel her tummy and see if I can feel their backs.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29If we're struggling too much,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32you will have to have another scan done.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Let me see if I can feel this one.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48There we go. At last!
0:14:50 > 0:14:55So, we've got 139, 140, and 136.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57The heart rates are normal.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00With one baby seriously underweight,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Shola's triplets will be delivered more than a month early
0:15:03 > 0:15:05by Caesarean section.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I'm looking forward to going home with my babies, so, yeah,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10that's the most important thing now.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Today will be the last day of being two.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16From tomorrow, we are now five.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Is that not amazing?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Maternity bed six will stay with Shola until her babies
0:15:24 > 0:15:26are born in less than 24 hours.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Even if it's an elective Caesarean section,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33there is always risk with surgery, so, yes,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37it's always a risk when it comes to Caesarean sections.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41We'll return as she get ready to meet them.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Back in Birmingham's day surgery unit,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59bed 40 is taking 44-year-old Lisa for her heart operation.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Sorry.- Yeah.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12She's having a new battery fitted to her pacemaker.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Aged just 44, she needs it to keep her alive.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- You OK?- Yeah.- All right.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Well, we're just going to have a look at the device
0:16:21 > 0:16:22and see what it's doing.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Local anaesthetic will be about three milligrams...
0:16:26 > 0:16:28If you're anxious, we'll give you more.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Yeah.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31- I think that might be better.- Yeah.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Don't worry. You'll be fine. - OK.- Good, excellent.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Cardiologist Professor Leyva is in charge.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Lisa will be sedated, but awake throughout.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47'This lady has had a pacemaker in for quite some years, since 1998.'
0:16:47 > 0:16:48And what we're trying to do
0:16:48 > 0:16:50is just to change the battery.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53We take out the whole pacemaker and put a new one in.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55'It's less common at her age.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58'It's mainly in the 60, 70, 80-year-olds,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00'it's much more common to have pacemakers.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02'So, we're just checking, at the moment,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04'that her own heart is actually beating'
0:17:04 > 0:17:06when we take the pacemaker out.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09So that, when we change it, the heart just doesn't stop.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12The team reduce Lisa's heart rate.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17They're on standby, in case her heart stops beating.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25How are you feeling there at the moment?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27As long as it's not for too long.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30What we'll do is we'll leave you like that just for a moment,
0:17:30 > 0:17:31just to give you a bit longer to adjust,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33having been at 60 beats per minute
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and now you're down to 40 beats per minute.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40It takes you a minute or two to adjust to that, OK?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42So we'll check with you again before leaving it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Lisa's husband, Stuart, has arrived at the hospital.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52'She doesn't whinge at all.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54'She just does take it in her stride. This morning'
0:17:54 > 0:17:57she put the girls off to school as normal
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and I went to work. I was told to...
0:18:00 > 0:18:03be as normal as possible.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06But, no, your mind's not at work.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Your mind's elsewhere. You're worrying.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10And then, as soon as she tells me...
0:18:11 > 0:18:13..you know, that there's a time for her theatre,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I just jumped ship from work and came straight here.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19And then it's just a worry, then, making sure everything's OK
0:18:19 > 0:18:24and you're here for her when she comes through from the operation.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25All done.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28All right?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Good.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32'So, we didn't have to put in a temporary wire'
0:18:32 > 0:18:35because, actually, her heart was beating quite well.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Although, it stopped for a little bit,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42it was a very quick change of the box.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- STUART:- 'She's in good hands.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46'A very good hospital. Very good surgeons.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49'They've transformed her life. She couldn't breathe properly.'
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Her heartbeat was sort of stopping for four to six seconds sometimes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53She needs this pacemaker.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Lisa is transferred back to day surgery on bed 40.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04We'll be back with her as she's reunited with husband Stuart.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12The Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle
0:19:12 > 0:19:15has its own emergency department for children who are 16 and under.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- PHONE RINGS - Hello, Paed A&E.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Its nine A&E beds may be small,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26but they work nonstop around the clock.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30We have nine beds in total.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31We've got six cubicles
0:19:31 > 0:19:35and then we've got three monitoring beds behind us here.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38The monitoring beds are used as a step down from Resus,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42so for sick children that need a bit more one-on-one care.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Today, paediatric A&E bed 27 is expecting a four-year-old.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- So, if I can get Theon to have a seat on the bed.- Yeah, sure.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Parents Sarah and Mark have rushed their son, Theon,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58to the emergency department with stomach pain.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Less than a month ago,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04he had emergency surgery to remove a bowel blockage.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07He's being assessed by Nurse McGee.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Whilst on holiday in Dubai, we thought he had a little tummy bug...
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Uh-huh.- ..which turned into something a bit more sinister.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- He actually had a intussusception in his bowel.- Uh-huh.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- So, he's had part of his intestine removed out there.- OK.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And everything's been doing great up until last night,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25when he started getting a bit of
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- loose bowel movements, with no pain.- OK.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30But today he's complained quite a lot of the pain
0:20:30 > 0:20:31and on the scar tissue across.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- And has he had loose stools this morning, as well?- Yeah.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36The thing is, it's a similar colour to what it was
0:20:36 > 0:20:37the day before it all kicked off.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Right.- So, that's why we're just... - It was quite mucus-y.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43So we just want to make sure he's all right.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Can we take your jacket off, darling?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- I don't want to... - ALL TALK
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Oh, don't cry. It's OK!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Oh, listen. It's the tickly one.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- Do you remember the one you liked? - ALL TALK
0:21:02 > 0:21:05It won't hurt. I promise it won't hurt.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06This one won't hurt.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel blockages
0:21:09 > 0:21:10in young children.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15If left untreated,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18this condition can be extremely serious.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Wow. That's OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21MACHINE BEEPS
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- HE SNIFFLES - You've been very brave.- Don't cry.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31'We were just at the pool and it was a normal day'
0:21:31 > 0:21:34on our nice holiday, and he started saying he had a bit of tummy pain
0:21:34 > 0:21:36and felt a little bit sick, so Mark took him out of the pool
0:21:36 > 0:21:38and he was sick and we thought,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40"Oh, maybe he's just had too many milkshakes."
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- The hotel had a...- Medical centre. - It had a medical centre,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44so we just went down to see them.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45They didn't even check him.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47They just said he needs to go to hospital straightaway,
0:21:47 > 0:21:48something's not right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51The surgeon came out and said he needed surgery there and then,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55cos the situation he was in, it was like a life-saving operation,
0:21:55 > 0:21:56it was urgent surgery.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02An X-ray is the only way of determining
0:22:02 > 0:22:04four-year-old Theon's condition.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08You worry. You hope to God that it's not...
0:22:08 > 0:22:13we're not going down the same route as before, with this obstruction.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18We'll return to Theon as he gets his crucial X-ray results.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Coming up on The Secret Life Of The Hospital Bed...
0:22:31 > 0:22:36On Resus bed five, the battle is on to save 65-year-old David's life.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40It's a bad infection, and it can kill patients quite quickly,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42especially the elderly and the young.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48In Birmingham, on day surgery bed 40,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Lisa's reunited with her husband Stuart.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59And in Romford, on maternity bed 6,
0:22:59 > 0:23:0349-year-old Shola faces surgery to give birth to her triplets.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Multiple pregnancy is high-risk.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09No matter how many babies, it's high-risk in itself.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Resus bed five has being occupied by 65-year-old David for over an hour.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27He's being treated for sepsis, a life-threatening condition.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31His blood pressure is dangerously low.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I think we'll have to make him well enough to go to monitoring.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41His blood pressure still keeps dropping.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Sorry, my darling.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Sepsis is the body's reaction to severe infection
0:23:47 > 0:23:49and has to be caught early.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Without quick treatment, it can lead to multiple organ failure,
0:23:53 > 0:23:54meaning David could die.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57All that fluid gone through, is it?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Yeah, that one's gone. The gentamicin's just about finished.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Do you want another bag? - Yeah, we can have a further 500.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Another 500?- Yeah.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10He's had IV fluids and IV antibiotics, which he's had as well,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14so we're treating him as definitely being septic.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Hospital staff are on high alert for sepsis cases.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Sepsis, it could be anywhere. It's a bad infection anywhere, and it can
0:24:22 > 0:24:25kill patients quite quickly,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27especially the elderly and the young.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31David has now been in Resus for an hour and a half.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38The antibiotics are starting to take effect
0:24:38 > 0:24:40and he's showing signs of improvement.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45He does look a little better now and he's ready for his sleep now.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- Won't be too long.- He does, he looks a hell of a lot better.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Does look a lot better.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53It appears the worst may be over.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56There's a bed on the assessment suite. Do you want to go now?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04David is finally stable enough to be moved off Resus bed five and onto a ward.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08It seems the antibiotic injection caught the infection just in time.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13From our point of view, he's a lot more stable than what he was when he
0:25:13 > 0:25:16first came in. So we've got a monitored bed for him on the
0:25:16 > 0:25:19assessment suite where he'll be under the medical team.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23They will just carry on treating his sepsis and get him a little bit more stable.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27They normally stay on the assessment suite for 24-48 hours.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31I'll get you right in here.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33We'll get you comfy and we'll get you sorted.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40With a comfortable few hours on the ward, he's starting to rally.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49When I first woke up I was a bit disorientated, the first time.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Then it came back to us after a little while where I was.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I'm fine.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59David will have to stay in hospital overnight to continue his treatment.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Back in Romford, at Queen's Hospital,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10maternity bed six is with 49-year-old Shola.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Today she is having triplets by Caesarean section.
0:26:14 > 0:26:21- Morning.- It's a very risky and complicated birth.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Shola's husband Ike will be with her in theatre.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- I'd like to take you down to the labour ward, please.- Yay!
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Do I go with all my notes?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Everything.- I'm ready.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I'll just get the midwife to come and get you.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36OK. Am I walking down?
0:26:36 > 0:26:42Less than 200 women in the UK gave birth to triplets last year.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- Pleasure to meet you both. You're in good hands.- Thank you.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49Thank you, thank you very much.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52The mortality rate for triplets is ten times higher
0:26:52 > 0:26:54than for single births.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Midwife Pattinson will be one of more than a dozen medical staff
0:27:03 > 0:27:05helping to deliver Shola's three babies.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09We will have three midwives
0:27:09 > 0:27:11so that there's a midwife to take each baby.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13We have three of the Resuscitaires,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16so the equipment to Resuscitate the babies, if we need.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18We will also have three paediatricians present,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21one for each baby, and then on top of that,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24we will have the normal theatre team, as well.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28After trying to have children for 20 years,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Shola is now carrying two sons and a daughter.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Have you got hats for baby, your hats?
0:27:35 > 0:27:36- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Consultant gynaecologist Mr Opemuyi
0:27:41 > 0:27:43is in charge of Shola's Caesarean.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47The average pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51but triplets are often born prematurely.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54We've had to adjust the timing of the delivery
0:27:54 > 0:27:56and she is only about 33 weeks today,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00and what is important is the safety of the babies.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03It's 8.49am and time to go into theatre.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Maternity bed six will have to stay on the ward.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11OK? All right?
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Would I be allowed to take pictures in there?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Yes, of course, yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17We have a waiting game.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19The prayer warriors!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Hello, morning.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23So, just before you step up, my name is Susan,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- part of the anaesthetic team here. - OK.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28So, if I can just get your gown undone here.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30So, what you are going to do is step up onto this stool,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32turn around and face the wall there.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Excited and elated.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Yeah.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Shola's friends, Olushola and Stella,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46are waiting in her room with maternity bed six.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50I'm so happy for Shola that she has got this, God has been good to her.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Yeah.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56To know that she is going to be a mother of triplets today,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58it's amazing.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01She has waited a long time.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Sir, you are about to have three babies, come on!- All right.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Yeah, come on, then.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- She's doing very well, all right? - Oh, thank you.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- She's fine.- All right.- Follow me.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Shola's two friends know the risks involved with multiple births.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20They're praying for healthy babies.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26We'll rejoin Shola later in theatre.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Back at Newcastle's Great North Children's Hospital,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41four-year-old Theon has left paediatric bed 27.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47He is on his way to X-ray.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Wow, look! The toys!
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Around a month ago,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54he had life-saving surgery to fix a bowel blockage.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Mum Sarah and dad Mark fear the blockage has returned.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02We've had some blood taken.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05That's just to check for any infection, anything like that.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Hopefully, they'll come back soon.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09And, in the meantime, we've been sent here for an X-ray
0:30:09 > 0:30:13of his abdomen to check everything, all the bowels and intestines.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14We are just concerned, obviously,
0:30:14 > 0:30:19until we have the X-ray done and the bloods back to know what's going on.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21There's the worry about the operation
0:30:21 > 0:30:22that he had done out in Dubai.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Is there some complication that has arisen since that?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Or is it something else going on?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30There's still a lot of anxiety until you know.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Radiographer Wilson will be carrying out the X-ray.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39There you go, big boy.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Right, Theon, I'm Nicola.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I'm going to take your X-ray, OK?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Are you speaking?- How old are you? - How old, Theon?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- Four.- Four! - SARAH LAUGHS
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Right, are you ready?- Yeah?
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Ooh!
0:30:55 > 0:30:58The last time Theon was on a hospital bed,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00he needed a life-saving operation.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09That's it. Breathe in.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10- Breathing in.- And out!
0:31:12 > 0:31:15And just hold your breath. That's it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17The X-ray will determine
0:31:17 > 0:31:19if four-year-old Theon is at risk again.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Oh, bless him.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Yep, you're all finished!
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Looking at his bowel...
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- He's had previous surgery. Is that correct?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Three-and-a-half hours after being admitted,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Theon is taken back to bed 27.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Why are you moving up here, Mummy?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- To sit next to you. - To sit next to you.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48If that's OK with you.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50LAUGHTER
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Hm?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54How beautiful are you, Theon?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56LAUGHTER
0:31:56 > 0:31:58How beautiful are you?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- What's the time, Mummy?- The time?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03The time is 1:10.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05So we can go home now?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Not much longer now.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Hello, how are we doing?
0:32:09 > 0:32:10How's your tummy?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- OK.- Is it feeling OK?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Nurse McGee has the results.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18His X-ray is all clear.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Four-year-old Theon does not have a blocked bowel.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Lovely. If you have a little seat in the waiting room.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25OK? Okey-dokey.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Theon and his parents can go home.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Well, that's good news. His X-ray looks absolutely normal.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Everything's healed from the previous surgery that he's just had.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37His blood tests were all normal.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39And it's fine for us to go home and just keep a check on him.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Things look good for the future for him, so we're happy.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45And you've no more pain, have you? You're doing good.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Do you want to go home now?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- LAUGHTER - I think he's absolutely delighted
0:32:48 > 0:32:50to go home to his own bed. He can't wait.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- And neither can I. - LAUGHTER
0:33:08 > 0:33:11At the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13bed 40 is heading back to the day surgery ward.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Its patient, 44-year-old Lisa,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22has just had a new pacemaker battery fitted.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25THEY TALK
0:33:25 > 0:33:27You can come on in. You can come in.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Husband Stuart is by her side as she comes round from sedation.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Take care.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35THEY TALK
0:33:58 > 0:33:59SHE SOBS
0:34:14 > 0:34:18'Lisa's a very brave, lovely woman.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22'Lovely mother. Couldn't wish for a better wife, or mother.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24'The children are her world.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30'She looks after me and the children more than enough
0:34:30 > 0:34:33'and it's our time to repay her.'
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Lisa has a serious heart condition.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40This is the third heart operation she's had to keep her alive.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Lisa's friend, Kay, is back to visit.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- They brought you a coffee.- Ooh!
0:34:48 > 0:34:49A woman after me own heart!
0:34:49 > 0:34:51You know, don't you?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53How are you?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55All right. It was just the box change,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- so it was quicker than anticipated, which was good.- Yeah.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Do you notice a big difference once they've changed the box?
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Not yet. I will do...
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- In a few days?- Yeah.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Yeah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Oh, thank you, Lisa!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Thank you ever so much, chick.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13You're a star.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16So, if you're feeling up to it after this,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- we'll go for a little stand and see how you're feeling.- OK.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Lisa's pacemaker is now fully charged.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Her life can begin to return to normal.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28She'll be released as soon as she can find all her belongings.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31They made me take my underwear off in the theatre.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33So, somewhere...
0:35:33 > 0:35:36I don't know where...
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Is your...- Undercrackers. - There'll be some undercrackers.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40They'll turn up the end of the day!
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- LAUGHTER - Oh, no!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- Normally, they're under here.- Oh!
0:35:45 > 0:35:48So, I'm just apologising to the cleaners.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- LAUGHTER - Oh, no!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Don't worry. I can get...
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- They weren't special pants, were they?- No. I can get home...
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Anniversary pants or anything? - LAUGHTER
0:35:57 > 0:35:59I can get home commando. You're OK.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- LAUGHTER - I know, but...
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Oh, has she put them there? Has she?
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Bless her. Yeah.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- LAUGHTER - Do you recognise them?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09LAUGHTER
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Anyway...- Right, then.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I'm just going to get you up, OK?
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Problem solved, Lisa is now ready to leave day surgery bed 40.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- Thank you for all your help today. - You're very welcome. - You've been a star.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- Thank you.- Thank you.- You really have, you've worked really hard.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Thank you ever so much. Thanks to all your staff, as well.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Thank you.- OK? Bye.- Bye.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34'I can't explain the feeling.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35'It's sort of like a heaviness'
0:36:35 > 0:36:38that I had before and just felt, you know...
0:36:38 > 0:36:40But I do feel lighter.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Rest up for a few days.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Easy exercise to begin with.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49And then, gradually, build up back to my three times a week.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- She's in good hands.- You've done it before.- Yeah, I've done it before.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- He is quite domesticated, so... - Yeah.- ..you'll be OK.- Yep.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Well, we'll see if he can look after the house and the girls.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Obviously, he won't be as good as me, but I shall...
0:37:05 > 0:37:09rest up for a couple of weeks and I'm sure he'll do a grand job.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22At Queen's Hospital in Romford,
0:37:22 > 0:37:26maternity bed six is empty and will be for a while.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Keep coming back until I ask you to stop.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Keep coming back. Well done. That's perfect.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3649-year-old Shola is having triplets by Caesarean section.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Gosh, you're brave! Three of them!
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- I know.- Oh, dear, you're brave.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Buy one, get two free. - Oh, lovely - Tesco's don't do that!
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Shola is one of the many mums giving birth later in life.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52In the last decade,
0:37:52 > 0:37:57the number of women having babies over the age of 45 has trebled.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Husband Ike will be by her side throughout.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- Are you all right?- I'm all right. - You're all right. Good.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14There will be three midwives in theatre today, one for each baby.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Midwife Pattinson is one of them.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Multiple pregnancy is high-risk.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23No matter how many babies, it's high-risk in itself
0:38:23 > 0:38:25and the triplets will be delivered at 33 weeks,
0:38:25 > 0:38:28so obviously that is quite a bit
0:38:28 > 0:38:30before they're classified as term babies,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33so that makes them then high-risk.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Today's procedure also carries danger for Shola.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42She has a greater risk of haemorrhaging during the delivery.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50At the side of maternity bed six, Shola's friends,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Olushola and Stella, are waiting for news.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16They're up and running, Shola - just wait and see who comes first.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25At just 33 weeks, the triplets are being delivered prematurely.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28There are concerns one of the babies is very small.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Shola has been in theatre for 25 minutes.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43BABY CRIES
0:39:43 > 0:39:46The couple have waited nearly two decades for this moment.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50The first baby is born.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53It's a boy.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Then, one minute later...
0:40:04 > 0:40:05BABY CRIES
0:40:05 > 0:40:09There we go, number two. There we go.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Crying, that's a good sign.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17Another boy - he is only 2lbs 4oz.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Crying, so that is a good sign.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27We just wait for number three now.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41This baby needs extra medical help and is placed in an incubator.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Finally, after just five more minutes,
0:40:52 > 0:40:54baby three, a girl, is born.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- BABY CRIES - This one has to be a girl now.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Congratulations! Three babies!
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Sorry, boys.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16All the babies have been delivered safely.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22On the ward, with maternity bed six,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25are Shola's friends, Olushola and Stella.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29# Perfect God You are excellent, God
0:41:29 > 0:41:33# Perfect God You are excellent, God
0:41:33 > 0:41:36# Perfect God You are excellent, God... #
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Good to get that done now, babies out. It's a relief,
0:41:43 > 0:41:44isn't it, that they're out?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- They were all crying well, weren't they?- Yes.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Good, lovely.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51BEEPING
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Go with him, Molly, go with him.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- Yeah, and then... - This the girl?- The girl!
0:41:59 > 0:42:00This is the little girl, yeah.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05To see them...very cute.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Lovely babies.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Wow, I'm so happy, I'm so happy!
0:42:11 > 0:42:14# You are wonderful, God
0:42:14 > 0:42:17# You are perfect, God... #
0:42:20 > 0:42:22As the triplets are premature,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25they'll be taken straight to the neonatal intensive care unit.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Shola and Ike will visit them later.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Our hospital beds have given us intimate access
0:42:40 > 0:42:41to the work of the NHS.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Shola and Ike were soon able to visit their three new babies.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50They're all now back at home, and doing well.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57Theon had to go back to hospital again with tummy pain, but is now OK.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07And Lisa's heart is beating well. She's back at work, and enjoying family life.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12The beds are now back on their wards,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15ready and waiting for their next round of patients.