Birth Stories

Eleanor was a nightclub hostess with a steady boyfriend when she got pregnant. Now she's on her own, on social assistance, and looking for an apartment no mean feat when rents are high and vacancies are low. Jennifer is petite for an opera singer, even at eight months pregnant, and there's some concern about her baby's development. Lucy is optimistic about having a normal birth despite her bone marrow disease, but during labour a transfusion becomes necessary and then a C-section, which is a high-risk procedure for someone with her condition.