Emma Willis is relishing working 13-hour shifts on a maternity ward for her new Delivering Babies programme
The 42-year-old's mum worked on a labour ward for 15 years and Emma said nursing is in her blood
EMMA Willis can't wait to get stuck in filming her new programme Delivering Babies, revealing she's been trying to make it happen for years.
The presenter, 42, will work 13-hour shifts four days-a-week on a busy maternity ward to give viewers the full experience of what midwives and their patients go through.
Speaking to the , she said: "I’ve been trying to get a show like this off the ground for years. I’ve always wanted to deliver babies and to work in a hospital."
The mum-of-three, who previously admitted it was her dream to deliver a baby, will be seen doing everything from admitting pregnant women on to the ward, taking blood pressure and even assisting during births.
She said: “You get your feet on the ground – you watch and learn on the job. You’re the first port of call for the mum. I will see births but I won’t deliver because I’m not qualified. It’s fully immersive.”
Emma is mum to son Ace, six, and daughters Isabelle, eight, and Trixie with husband Matt Willis, 34.
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Speaking earlier this year about her new project, she told The Daily Star: "I want to deliver a baby, or at least see a delivery. I think it would be incredible to witness.
“I missed mine because I was at the other end. I need my little sister to have a baby, really. I could be her birthing partner."
Last week Emma admitted she was broody as she presented This Morning.
She told co-host Rylan Clark-Neal: “I see a baby and I just get all broody again.”
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