The Hospital

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Anyone watching?

I cannot believe they just ODed that girl!

Think you're right Meglet. She's realised that she was wrong about a few things.
Hindsight is indeed wonderful!

It's not portraying her in a good light. There must be more to her then this.

TY I will stick it to record in a mo and watch when DP is at footie tomorrow.

god that crown she brings out is so cheesy

I like that woman doing the support work though she's very good at her job.

she certainly has patience

Was that woman a health visitor?

ggirl- I was just thinking that about the crown as she dropped it out of the car

I wonder if she brings the crown out for all her non teenage mothers?!

Her job was to support teenage mothers - I forget her actual title.

They shouldn't be treated like little princess's, very wrong IMO and gives the wrong message.

She was a specialist midwife for teenage pregnancies

Looks an intresting job... hmmm... must watch the re-run

Fluffy I wonder if she's trying to get their trust and make them feel supported so that they don't go all "my way or the highway" as demonstrated by Lisa and Juanita (get them mixed up!)

I liked the midwife consultant a lot. Not so keen on the other woman as she did seem a bit patronising. And what about the doctor who tried to persuade Lisa to have the anticoagulant injections by saying ' it helps avoid morbidity'? For goodness' sake woman, surely you can see that's not the best word choice for a patient like this!

Felt sorry for Juanita who had really done her homework and then was unlucky and couldn't have the water birth she wanted. Good on her for breastfeeding, though, and she seemed to be doing well with her son. I thought they balanced Lisa out reasonably well with her. While not all teenage mums are like Lisa, there are some who are so they're just representing who's out there.

I will watch tomorrow - but interestingly the prematurity prevention clinic at the hospital was held at teh same time as the teenage pregnancy clinic.

I felt very for some of the teenagers I saw. Some were v v young - although TBH many had their partners with them - although some of them looked much much younger than the girls

The problem is with the 'spoil them' theory, as lovely as it sounds, is that there are girls/women out there who get pregnant because they are not getting the attention they need/want to feel wanted. If they have someone spoiling them for 9 months, then this suddenly goes away, baby or no baby, what's the chance of them needing this midwife's etc services again? It's good to make expectant mothers feel supported it really is but the lines can be hazy IYSWIM. Too much isn't a positive thing.

I was just completely disgusted by this program tonight.

And I know not all teenage moms are like that but just to see how we work so hard to be able to afford a baby let alone a second one and they just get everything so easy. No wonder they all want babies.

What I want to know is, they were quoting figures such as £10,000 for each teenage pregnancy, £60,000 for each child until 5 etc. What exactly is this money spent on? I had a few friends who were teenage mothers, and afaics they had standard ante-natal care, and were left to it afterwards like everyone else .

It must be so hard to get the balance right - not making it appealing/'easy' to have a baby young, and supporting the ones who genuinely need the help. God forbid we should go back to the days of backstreet abortions and forced adoptions.

It's not good TV unless it's taking the piss out of someone IAMFumingNow. I used to train as a paeds nurse, most of the young mums I have met have been doing a wonderful job and have lived with their parents. They have not been entitled to benefits because they are under 16. It's not really like this.

benefits? They obviously cannot work until their child is at school so 5 years of a fully funded lifestyle, healthcare etc.

Benefits? They don't get any until they are 16, then it's child tax credit and a little income support. They don't get any extra for being young mothers, it's free heathcare for everyone here, that's what us poor bastards who work for the NHS do day in, day out. Teenage mothers don't get a cushy council house, a flat on a dodgy estate if their parents throw them out or a place in a hostel for single mothers. I'm not surprised they get pregnant again, it's an escape from the shite existance for another 9 months.

Give them a break, they get the same as you, younger or not. You wouldn't give an older single mum all this shit.