Reseda is 24 weeks pregnant with an ovarian cyst the size of a basketball. Doctors perform a risky surgery to remove the cyst while not complicating the normal birth of her child.
Dec 2nd 1998: Pam goes into labor and is rushed to the hospital. With the aid of her midwife she prepares to deliver but physicians are called upon when the birth does not go according to schedule.
Pam and Tim are planning a natural home birth with a midwife when complications force them to go to the hospital. Devastated, they revise their birth plan, while retaining some of the natural birth elements they'd envisioned.
April is assisting Colette with her pregnancy; they are planning a unique spiritual birth. To center herself Colette takes a boat trip out to snorkel with dolphins in the deep salt water ocean.
At 19 years old Dawn Panel was diagnosed with an ovarian disorder and infertility. At 34, she rushes to the E.R. with stomach pains. She's in for the biggest surprise of her life!
Melissa Strong and her partner Eric attempt to deliver a breech birth, unassisted and at home. After freebirthing a healthy baby girl, a second wave of contractions signaling another surprise for this new family.
With her first two children having been born in hospitals Ann decides on a bold approach to the birthing of her third child. A natural home birth without the aid of a midwife or pain medication.
Soyini and Esu are planning a spiritual home birth of their first child. When the midwife is alerted to Soyini's labor and comes to the house they are the only two there.
Hospital births have been the norm for the past 50 years. Now, some moms are opting for births far outside the hospital. See what exotic locales some expectant parents are heading for, on "Births Beyond Belief".
Joe and Grace decided to avoid an epidural early on but to avoid complications with a breech vaginal birth, they must compromise their birth plan to ensure success.