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On BBC 2, the cameras have focused in on Leicester's Neonatal Unit at the Royal Infirmary in episode two of 'An Hour to Save Your Life'. The specialist maternity unit delivers care for babies born prematurely, and with complex complications. The programme follows three babies, minute by minute, as the team make life-or-death decisions about each of their needs, in the critical first hour after birth. Ahead of the programme, Jim & Jo went along to meet some of the staff and patients on this very important ward. Doctor Jonathan Cusack, Consultant Neonatologist, began by showing us round:
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