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My Mom's Having a Baby (1977)

My Mom's Having a Baby poster
Directed by
Larry Elikann
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young boy learns about pregnancy and how babies are made through animation and live action segments. The story follows his journey of understanding as his own mother becomes pregnant.

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What happens

"My Mom's Having a Baby" is a 1977 episode of the American television anthology series ABC Afterschool Special, which aired on February 16, 1977. The episode would be historic as it was the first television program of its kind in the United States to showcase the pregnancy process and conception to young people, using a combination of animation and live action. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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