A Baby Story

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A Baby Story
Genre	Reality
Written by	Jennifer MacLean
Directed by	Sitarah Pendelton; Les Sekely;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Los Angeles, California, United States
Production companies	Pie Town Productions; Banyan Productions; True Entertainment;
Original release
Network	TLC; Discovery Channel;
Release	January 1, 1998 –; August 29, 2007
Related
	Bringing Home Baby

A Baby Story is an American reality series that began airing on TLC and Discovery Channel in 1998 and continued until 2007.

Overview[edit]

The series follows a couple through the late days of their pregnancy, sometimes presenting a baby shower, last family outing, or dinner party. Then, it always shows the family getting ready to go to the hospital, birth center, or preparing for a home birth. It films the labor and birth, 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 spends some time playing with their child before the episode ends.

Storyline[edit]

According to the producers of the series, the intent was to include a happy ending at the end of every episode.^[1]^[2]

Return[edit]

In 2016, TLC revived the show by livestreaming a childbirth via Facebook.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "TLC's 'A Baby Story' features actual births with happy endings". San Antonio Express News. March 13, 2000. ProQuest 262047221. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "It's Labor Intensive; Television * The Learning Channel's 'A Baby Story' featuring everyday couples has become the top-rated daytime cable TV series for women 18-34". The Los Angeles Times. June 21, 2021. ProQuest 421603937. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "TLC Brings Back 'A Baby Story' In a Whole New Way". M2 Presswire. June 27, 2016. ProQuest 1799549122. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

External links[edit]

A Baby Story at IMDb

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[1] "TLC's 'A Baby Story' features actual births with happy endings". San Antonio Express News. March 13, 2000. ProQuest 262047221. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[2] "It's Labor Intensive; Television * The Learning Channel's 'A Baby Story' featuring everyday couples has become the top-rated daytime cable TV series for women 18-34". The Los Angeles Times. June 21, 2021. ProQuest 421603937. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[3] "TLC Brings Back 'A Baby Story' In a Whole New Way". M2 Presswire. June 27, 2016. ProQuest 1799549122. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

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