Babies arrive, nurses unravel — Danish healthcare hits different when everyone's barely holding on.
41 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestSif is hospitalised in a violent drug binge and the staff lose control; Benjamin returns to the hospital in critical condition and Linda realises how close she is to losing him.
Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry that feels lived-in, not performed.
Direction
Scherfig's handheld intimacy in fluorescent-lit corridors.
Writing
Dialogue that earns its silences.
Creator
Lone Scherfig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denmark's maternity wards are famously understaffed; the show sparked national debate about healthcare worker conditions.
Lone Scherfig insisted on filming in active hospitals during night shifts for authentic exhaustion on actors' faces.
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