missing in wales. we can t give the figures for scotland as workforce gaps aren t recorded in the same way. our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports from a labour ward that s dealing with staff shortages. her report begins with the birth of a baby by caesarean section. this is a story about something miraculous. life at the very start. about the nhs staff who do this every day. it s been amazing to look after the women in croydon. they ve been so lovely to look after. yeah? but it s a story too, about when things don t go so smoothly. the pain was unbearable. unbearable. and about the midwives who end up leaving the job they used to love. i miss it, but i also mourn it. so i mourn it because i don t see it improving. today we first met nicole de cruz and her husband michael, outside an operating theatre at croydon university hospital.
the pain was unbearable. unbearable. and about the midwives who end up leaving the job they used to love. i miss it, but i also mourn it. so i mourn it because i don t see it improving. we first met nicole de cruz and her husband michael, outside an operating theatre at croydon university hospital. i m nervous and excited at the same time. 20 minutes later, their daughter xenia arrives. her mum and dad, relief and joy. i ve never seen a baby being born before. the best feeling ever. it s just amazing. sorry. we re at the labour ward. so this is where the magic happens? exactly. phoebe is right at the start of her career as a midwife. she loves it. i m very privileged to be able to be in this role. it s such an amazing job, and i wouldn t change it for the world. so that s going well.