BABY SURGEONS: DELIVERING MIRACLES

Channel 4, 9pm “HERE we treat the world’s smallest patients,” says the wonderful Professor Basky Thilaganathan, clinical lead at a leading foetal medicine unit.

At the unit at St George’s Hospital, London, the Prof and his team help pregnant women and their babies.

This episode follows three women and their partners, who must decide whether to intervene with nature and put their trust in pioneering, but high-risk, surgery in order to save their babies’ lives. Susie is 16 weeks pregnant and carrying triplets. The babies may have a life-threatening blood sharing condition called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. If left untreated there’s a 90 per cent chance Susie will miscarry the whole pregnancy and lose all three babies.

Noreen’s baby has a rare condition called amniotic band syndrome, where its foot is tangled up in the lining of the womb and is at risk of being amputated.

Meanwhile, at 36 weeks pregnant, Zoe has found out that her baby has fluid building up in its brain.

AT RISK Susie, who is pregnant with triplets, in surgery