An unusual job for “Lena Lorenz”: The midwife (Judith Hoersch, 41) is called to the Zenner family (Julia Malik, 45, and Michael Rast, 51). However, the baby of the entrepreneurs is already three weeks old. How urgent Lena’s commitment is, is shown right away at the first meeting in the Zenners’ traditional costume shop: Because they forgot the milk, they feed their daughter Svea with apple juice!
Further investigations confirm Lena’s first impression: the girl weighs too little, has a sore bottom, and her navel is inflamed. The committed midwife encourages the parents to feed Svea every two hours and to document this. Lena is very surprised that an extra hired nanny does this at night. Likewise, that Mika, the baby’s seven-year-old brother, mainly takes care of the little one.
Lena’s alarm bells are ringing
Lena is alarmed. But even dr. Keller (Thomas Limpinsel, 57), to whom she draws attention to the family, is dismissive. But because Lena does not give up, there is a scandal: Magdalena Zenner quits her and even threatens to call the police. There is only one option left – Lena turns on the youth welfare office, the family comes with a cease and desist declaration.
Suddenly negative comments piled up on Lena’s website, “Without words” it says the quality of postnatal gymnastics had declined, and patients canceled because they looked for another midwife. The mayor also appeals to the midwife’s conscience. After all, the Zenners are respected people. Only Eve (Eva Mattes) suspects: “Maybe you came too close to the truth?”
How justified Lena’s fears were becomes apparent a little later. When Mika wants to warm up the bottle for the crying Svea, the pot with the scalding hot water tips over the baby. Lena, with her parents in tow, is able to prevent a major drama with her quick intervention.
Lena has little time for her own private life with the developments surrounding the Zenners. The nice veterinarian Aaron Kolberg crosses her path several times.
“Lena Lorenz” runs on Thursdays at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF. All episodes are already available in the media library.