A MOTHER who lost a baby to a devastating heart condition is featured in a new television series as she prepares for the birth of her son.

Carren Bell and her partner Barry Grant set up Lagan’s Foundation in memory of their daughter.

They will be seen in the first episode of a new BBC Two six part-documentary The Midwives, which starts on Tuesday at 9pm.

The series is billed as a moving, revealing and heart-warming look at the work of midwives and is set in hospitals across the North West, including St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, where Miss Bell elected to have her third baby, Lochlyn, delivered.

He was born on March 13.

Miss Bell, aged 32, said: “There were leaflets in the hospital about the documentary and we decided to do it mainly to profile Lagan’s Foundation. We met with the documentary makers and they said we were just what they were looking for.”

The foundation was inspired by the memory of Lagan Katherine Anne Grant, who was born on January 11 last year but died on April 26 due to complex congenital heart defects (CHD).

It now provides volunteers to help families of children with CHD and/or feeding difficulties by providing support and giving parents the confidence to question medical teams.

In the documentary, Miss Bell, who lives in Horwich , Barry and their eight-yearold daughter, Ceridwen, are followed by a camera crew.

Miss Bell was even told to ring them if she went into labour in the early hours.

Days before her due date, Miss Bell becomes concerned her baby was not moving and her pregnancy takes a dramatic turn.

Miss Bell said: “I can’t say too much. It was very emotional to watch. When you are giving birth you do not notice what is going on around you and to see Barry and what he went through was emotional.”

Lochlyn was born in March.

More information on Lagan’s Foundation can be found by logging on to lagans.org.uk.