Real People: New life

Sander is born with a bulge on the umbilical cord. Neonatologist Marisse Meeus discovers atypical tissue in the cyst and prepares the child and his parents for surgery. At the UZA, Lizy comes to Professor Diane De Neubourg for a fertility study. Lizy has already completed several unsuccessful ivf treatments and is undergoing a final thorough investigation in the hope of finally getting positive news. Midwife Anneleen accompanies Rita during an underwater birth. This is difficult due to a trauma that Rita suffered after she almost lost her life at her previous birth.

Self-employed midwife Krisje refers to a woman who will give birth at home. At the UZA, a pregnant woman must receive an urgent caesarean because her baby is in need. The child is still premature, so the paediatricians are also ready to receive the baby. A 42-year-old woman has already undergone various fertility treatments. Today she visits doctor Janssens to start an ivf treatment for the very last time.