A Vicious Cycle

Former bobsledder Sandra Werner is expecting her second child. During a routine examination, her midwife Lena Lorenz discovers bruises on her body. Was Sandra beaten by her husband? Sandra waves her off, claiming she had a bicycle accident. Her husband Philipp promises to take her to the hospital for a check-up just to be sure, but they don’t show up at the hospital. Lena suspects Sandra is afraid of losing her family.

Lena and Quirin are overjoyed about the birth of their son Luis. They have plenty of support at the Lorenzhof, enabling Lena to return to running her practice herself. Her first patient is Gabriele…

Food blogger Maja has decided to have her baby, even though the father, Tobias, is married. She and Tobias share a passion for fine food, but she doesn’t want to ruin his marriage. Lena can…

After her husband dies in an accident, Lena Lorenz is in shock. Little Ronja seems to be the only one who can through to her. Ronja herself was diagnosed with leukemia, and worked out her own idea of…

Lena Lorenz is going to prison. Sally Wilkens, an inmate serving a sentence of several years, is in preterm labor. Despite being in prison, Sally wants to keep her baby. The young convict comes from…

Midwife Lena Lorenz is gradually finding her way back to everyday life. The very pregnant Lilly Waldhauser refuses her help, even though her baby is in a dangerous transverse position. Lilly lives in…

Lena Lorenz feels a bit blindsided when Magdalena Zenner hires her as a midwife. The successful businesswoman’s baby is already three weeks old. But Magdalena Zenner is too busy to explain anything…

Alina Moosleitner and her boyfriend Tim are certain they can be parents just like everyone else. However, Lena Lorenz fears that they are overestimating their abilities, because both of them are…

In her early 50s, Petra Hoffmann is pregnant once again. She is not carrying her own baby, though, she is carrying her future grandson as a surrogate for her daughter Kim and Kim’s husband Mathias…

Midwife Lena shares Annika and Raffael’s joy at the arrival of baby Juri. The little family’s happiness seems to be perfect, but then Lena notices a discrepancy in Juri’s blood group. Is it possible…

Josi Brenner is very pregnant when she heads out from Munich on a trip back home to the Brennerhof. Her grandfather wants to sell the farm against her will. Lena is there to help her, and not just as…

Flora and her boyfriend Marko attend a birthing preparation class at Lena’s midwife practice. Lena wants to examine her briefly afterwards, but Flora initially resists. Lena is puzzled, but is able…

Romy and Ben’s joy at their first baby is enormous – Lena remembers why she loves her job as a midwife so much. But their plans for the future are abruptly shattered. After the death of his wife,…

Tati Meisinger is pregnant with twins, so Lena is keeping a close eye on her. But Tati is monitoring herself hourly using a fitness watch and a blood pressure monitor. Lena takes Tati’s concerns…

When their first daughter is born, Nadia and Felix Berger’s world seems happily complete. But Lena suspects little Rosa has a life-threatening illness. The baby could have Marfan syndrome, a…

Pregnant Jenny Fuchs has a car accident – involving Schorschi Striebel, of all people. Lena Lorenz supports him as a friend, while also caring very intensively for Jenny. In Schorschi’s statement, he…

What Lena does every day is far from being everyday: she’s a midwife in a Berlin hospital, where delivering babies is a matter of routine. After a futile attempt to save an unborn baby, and another…

Lena is under pressure to either return to the clinic in Berlin or stay in the mountains – pressure shared by Lena’s boyfriend, who has become jealous of teacher Ersun… It’s a difficult choice for…

Lena is not in the mood for a love affair until she meets Quirin. Lena admires his sense of humor and his creativity. The only thing she does not like is that he is a passionate climber. On a climb,…

Lena Lorenz is in the process of establishing a private midwifery practice in Himmelsruh, when two young parents sue her, claiming that she botched their baby’s birth. Complications during delivery…

As a midwife, Lena has more than her share of work to do. But when the Draxlers’ newborn is kidnapped, she’s called upon to take care of the parents in a whole new way. Accusations abound. Lena,…

While Lena Lorenz continues to set up her new practice, Eva and Basti find themselves knee-deep in planning renovations for the farm. Meanwhile, Leo claims he’s seen a strange boy. True enough,…

Anja Schumann wants to finally fulfil her dream of offering guided bike tours across the Alps. But shortly before the start, Lena Lorenz finds out Anja is pregnant. Impossible – she’s almost 50…

When Annette Bering meets Lena Lorenz, the pregnant woman spontaneously decides to pick her as her midwife. Lena is a little surprised, because Annette is blind. Annette’s mother Jutta is annoyed…

In the middle of the night, Lena Lorenz picks up a pregnant woman, who appears to have accidentally stranded in Himmelsruh. She makes a desperate impression. Lena takes her to the Lorenzhof…

Lena Lorenz looks after a couple who insist on giving birth to their first baby on their farm. But then Eliana has bleedings and must go to the hospital against her will. Eliana leaves the…

Lena Lorenz arrives on the scene just in time to oversee the rapid birth of Nina Cramer’s second child. Everything is running smoothly – until Lena struggles to identify the baby’s gender. Once…

Anna, heavily pregnant, turns up at Lena’s pregnancy class with two men and explains proudly that both Paul and Max are the fathers of her child. Anna and the men are in a special, non-monogamous…

Triplets in Himmelsruh – midwife Lena Lorenz has her hands full. The young parents Emma and Karl Wagner are overwhelmed, and Karl withdraws when he’s needed most. Lena tries to organize help for…

Lena Lorenz finds a gift basket on the steps of her midwife clinic. Instead of food, however, the basket contains a newborn baby, not even 12 hours old. According to a note covered in colorful…

Successful bioengineer Constanze can't find the right moment to tell her boss that she's five months' pregnant. Constanze fears that her news could jeopardize a large-scale project in Brazil, which…

Lena can’t help but notice that heavily pregnant Melanie Hofmann seems dejected and stressed. Melanie entrusts Lena with her secret: she became pregnant after she was raped, and her husband Christoph…

A long-distance relationship is not exactly what midwife Lena Lorenz has been longing for. Now off all times, she is facing a tough challenge in her job, as Isabel Petri seems to be rejecting her…

Miriam and Benjamin want to get married shortly before the birth of their first child. As their midwife, Lena is happy for them. Miriam’s mother Susanne, however, is horrified. She halts the ceremony…

The time has come for midwife Lena and her fiancé Quirin to get married. Preparations are well underway, and Lena has a special surprise for Quirin – she’s pregnant. Fortunately, the couple’s family…

Former bobsledder Sandra Werner is expecting her second child. During a routine examination, her midwife Lena Lorenz discovers bruises on her body. Was Sandra beaten by her husband? Sandra waves her…

Lena Lorenz is teaching a childbirth preparation class in her midwife practice. Lucie and Marinus are looking forward having their first baby, but Lucie is worried because the baby isn’t moving…

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Format

1×90’

Produced by

ZIEGLER FILM, Berlin

Cast

Judith Hoersch, Eva Mattes, Raban Bieling, Fred Stillkrauth, Liane Forestieri

Year of Production

2015 - present

Original Language

German

Broadcaster

ZDF

Writer

Stefani Straka, Antje Bähr

Director

Britta Keils, İsmail Şahin