Dag & Nacht - Season 1

Ella is the head of the obstetrics department and is struggling not only with staff shortages but also in her love life. She is having an affair with Jerry, a married pediatrician. On the day that department manager Michael tells Ella there is absolutely no money for additional staff, she discovers that her fatigue has another cause.

Intern Willem's first day on the job gets off to a rocky start: midwife Louise refuses to supervise him. Ella takes Willem under her wing during the scheduled delivery of a stillborn baby. Resident Frederik, for his part, has trouble dealing with the authoritarian anesthesiologist Jacob. Meanwhile, Ella is struggling with her own pregnancy. She makes an appointment at the abortion clinic, but doesn't tell Jerry.

Vivi is Ella's mother and works at the same hospital. Vivi really enjoys that, but Ella doesn't. Maria is overwhelmed by her workload, while midwife Tina devotes a lot of time to supporting natural births. Jacob is unavailable just when he's needed most. Milad performs an ultrasound on Ella, after which she decides not to terminate the pregnancy.

During the team meeting, Jacob accuses nurse Trui of negligence. Ella is stunned to hear that Milad, her rock, is leaving for a private clinic. Intern Willem is finally allowed to assist with a delivery, but Louise ends up sending him out of the room. A confrontation is inevitable.

Jerry's teenage son, Sammie, comes to the hospital to ask some tough questions. Ella's mother, Vivi, is having surgery, and this affects Ella more than she expected. During the New Year's Eve party, Ella finally officially tells her coworkers about her pregnancy. Given Ella's baby bump, this comes as no surprise to anyone. It turns out Trui has been taking bets on who the father is. Meanwhile, Frederik receives some particularly bad news.

Milad is leaving the team. On his last day at work, he has to perform a difficult surgery on his colleague Aamina and deal with the aggression of an expectant father. Meanwhile, Willem gets to perform Ella's 20-week ultrasound, and department manager Michael gives his pregnant girlfriend Monica a tour, during which the stairs get just as much attention as the "placenta bin." Ella and Jerry declare their love for each other wholeheartedly.

Jacob confides his fears to Trui. Tina runs into an old school crush in the delivery room: Emmanuel. Emmanuel flirts during the delivery, creating a particularly awkward situation. Jerry's father tries to make him understand that by wanting to continue his relationship with Ella, he's not only destroying himself but also his family. Anne is in charge of scheduling, but when the computer system crashes, no one is scheduled to take over the next shift.

The waiting room is packed, and everyone is exhausted, but due to a system error, Ella and her team aren't being relieved. After an exhausting day shift, everyone now has to push through into the night. While assisting a heavily pregnant teenage girl, Ella is startled to feel her own contractions begin five weeks early. Willem is the only midwife available, but he's also the least experienced. A nerve-wracking finale.