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1: Irreparable

Can Gill Castle make history as she campaigns to end the silence around birth injuries?

Ahead of her ground-breaking solo channel swim, Gill Castle looks back on the day she went into labour in 2011. A serving police officer working Bradford’s red-light district, once she realised she was pregnant, Gill was put on desk duties until her son arrived six weeks early. Mistakes made during and after his birth left Gill seriously ill and disabled for life.

WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of injuries sustained during childbirth.

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