''A Baby Story'' is an American

reality series Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

that began airing on

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and

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in 1998 until 2007.

Overview

The series follows a couple through the late days of their

pregnancy Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ca ...

, sometimes presenting a

baby shower A baby shower is a party of gift-giving, drinking beers or a ceremony that has different names in different cultures. It celebrates the delivery or expected birth of a child or the transformation of a woman into a mother. Etymology The term ''s ...

, last family outing, or dinner party. Then, it always pops up the family getting ready to go to the

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

birth center A birthing center is a healthcare facility, staffed by nurse midwives, midwives and/or obstetricians, for mothers in labor, who may be assisted by doulas and coaches. The midwives monitor the labor, and well-being of the mother and the baby durin ...

, or prepare for a

homebirth A home birth is a birth that takes place in a residence rather than in a hospital or a birthing center. They may be attended by a midwife, or lay attendant with experience in managing home births. Home birth was, until the advent of modern medic ...

. It films the

labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

and

birth Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to in technical contexts as parturition. In mammals, the process is initiated by hormones which cause the muscular walls of the uterus to contract, expelling the f ...

, which is shown in the series. At the end, the family talks about life after the newborn and offers the baby a few weeks after birth. The couple then plays with their child for a little before the series ends.

Storyline

According to the producers of the series, the intent was to include a happy ending at the end of every episode.

Return

In 2016, TLC revived the show by livestreaming a childbirth via

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References

External links

* 1998 American television series debuts 1990s American reality television series 2000s American reality television series 2007 American television series endings English-language television shows TLC (TV network) original programming Television shows set in the United States Discovery Channel original programming {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub