Big Brother's Little Baby

doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7517.640

BMJ 2005;331:640 (17 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7517.640

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Big Brother's Little Baby

Dutch doctors take a stand against the potential harm to a motherand baby in the glare of the television spotlight

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Thirty three weeks pregnant, Tanya remains unabashed at theunique circumstances surrounding her impending motherhood. Shecan now, she says, "share the experience with others."

Tanya, 27, was picked from many pregnant volunteers to jointhe latest series of the Dutch version of Big Brother. Alongwith 11 others she is now incarcerated in the Big Brother house.She can be seen live on the internet (www.talpa.tv), on a digitalchannel (Versatel), and through mobile phones, as well as ontelevision every evening.

Tanya plans to give birth to the firstreality soap baby

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Tanya is already the star of the show and has garnered an estimated100 000 hits on her biography on the website within days ofit appearing. If Tanya wins the ${euro}$ 400 000 (£270 000; $490000) in prize money, it will allow her to stay at home and carefor . . . [Full text of this article]