Nine Months: Program chronicling pregnancies of women at risk of having low birth weight babies
DO NOT USE: WETA logo. Disclaimer.
DO NOT USE: PSA with phone number to call for help with prenatal care.
DO NOT USE Funding credits. Opening credit sequence.
Woman in TV studio introduces segment about pregnant woman, Lori, unable to be present because she is in the hospital.
VS woman (Lori, African American, expectant mother) exiting home in morning, waiting for bus. (Would work for ordinary person going to work.) Nice shot Washington DC Metrobus stopping, woman boarding. Lori enters clinic or hospital waiting room.
MS television on wall in waiting room, sign saying "Please do not touch," footage of US soldiers on TV (probably Operation Desert Shield).
CU woman sitting in waiting room. MS doctor (in white lab coat) walking through hall, opening door to patient's exam room. Various shots doctor (African American man) talking with pregnant patient about spotting.
MSs physician (using large illustrations) explains placenta previa to pregnant patient, says that she should not have sexual relations because of this condition.
Pregnant patient, Lori, lies down on examination table; doctor applies gel to her abdomen, listens with stethoscope. VO: Lori explains wanting to take care of her unborn baby, knowing women who haven't done that. Doctor says baby's heart sounds good; Lori puts stethoscope in her ears to listen.