Nine Months
Nine Months
Nine Months: Program chronicling pregnancies of women at risk of having low birth weight babies
Nine Months
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Women in TV studio introduce themselves and their respective pregnancies. Lesley (Caucasian) has two older children; she says after a miscarriage, she wanted to be pregnant again.
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Women in TV studio introduce themselves and their respective pregnancies. Eliska (African American) describes how the first pregnancy test was negative. She says she and her boyfriend both didn't want a baby but she finally went to receive prenatal care.
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Women in TV studio introduce themselves and their respective pregnancies. Devette (African American) says she and her husband wanted another baby and "planned" to try for a girl. She says her first pregnancy test was negative but she was sick; after a second test was positive her doctor confirmed. Latricia (African American teenager) says she went to get birth control from a doctor and was already pregnant, so she began prenatal care. Latricia says sickness and feeling the baby's movements made her wonder if she was pregnant. Eliska wonders when fetal movements can first be felt, and Marion McCartney (a certified nurse midwife) answers: at about 20 weeks during a first pregnancy or 15-16 weeks for the second. The women discuss feeling their babies move.
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Women in TV studio discuss preparing older children for new siblings. Lesley tells of asking her son to feel the baby move in her womb. Devette says she's trying to prepare her toddler for a new baby. Eliska says her daughter is acting like a baby now that a new one is on the way, discusses trying to pre-empt jealous sibling behavior. Lesley says she acknowledged her daughter's feelings and made "special time" with the oldest. Devette wants to get a toy baby doll for her toddler son.
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Women in TV studio discuss their respective pregnancies. Nurse midwife asks about negative feelings toward being pregnant. Latricia (pregnant teen girl) says she got moody after she got pregnant, describes relationship with her mother. She says she wants a boy.
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