Gloria is a second-year student. She is doing her internship at the Wilhelminenspital in Vienna. The maternity ward is a hive of activity, but the young woman doesn't let that distract her. She hurries from room to room, caring for newborns and looking after their parents. She makes rounds, prepares infusions, and examines a placenta. In the single-bed room, she is allowed to do the perineal protection, and in the operating room, she takes the baby that has just been delivered directly from the surgeon's hands.

Josephine has already gained various professional experiences. She made the decision to become a midwife after her own child was born. During the first year of her studies, she realized that a birth like the one she experienced is unfortunately not the norm. The reflective young woman thinks a lot about the conditions under which midwives work in a healthcare system trimmed for efficiency, and about what needs to change.

Magdalena We accompany Magdalena through her third year of studies. During an internship at the birth center in Vienna Hietzing, she looks after Lena, who gives birth to her second child there. The baby comes into the world in a water-birth and surprisingly turns out to be "a girl after all". After receiving her diploma, Magdalena is proud to call herself a midwife and is looking forward to really getting started.

Esa already wanted to become a midwife when she was in kindergarten. At that time, it was because she liked babies, but today she is primarily interested in supporting the women. The fact that they are sometimes subjected to abuse makes her angry. Her commitment is therefore not limited to the bright side of the profession. She courageously tackles sensitive issues such as violence in obstetrics.