Birth Stories

Follow a fitness instructor wanting to avoid the trauma of her last delivery and a recovering crack addict and stripper changing her life for her baby.

Tracy hopes a Caesarean section helps her delivery; Cheryl tries to reform.

A couple who run a bar look to fit their child into their lifestyle; Tracy and Michael welcome boy.

Sue gets an emergency C-section and, even after being diagnosed with early menopause, Lynn and her partner are is now expecting a child.

Circumcision of their sons is an emotionally-charged issue for two couples; Cindy has a Cesarean.

Lynn ends up having a Cesarean. while a harried mother of two is expecting twins. Cheryl gives birth, and cries over fears she can't keep her baby.

People from different walks of life share their pregnancy and birthing experiences.

A fitness instructor, a stripper, a theater buff and a mother of two.

A college student and a businesswoman share pregnancy and birthing experiences.

Postpartum depression; diabetes; shock of labor; blood pressure.

Coping with a stillbirth; Caesarean section; diabetes; lesbian couple.

Mothers face the challenge of giving birth.