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40 Weeks

2014-01-01111 minUnited States

Adocumentarythatdelvesintoeachweekofawoman'spregnancybyinterviewingmomsabouttheirownpersonalexperiences.Itservesasaroad-maptosupportandguidemoms,fathersandfamiliesthroughthelife-changingprocessofpregnancy.Thefilmfollowspregnantwomenwithdiverseage,maritalstatus,ethnicity,andeconomicbackgrounds,documentingtheirweeklyjourneyincluding:physicalchanges,day-todaydecisions,partnerships,familiesandcommunitydynamics.Theirdiverseexperiences,approachesandchallengeswilleducatetheaudiencethroughcommonpregnancymilestonesincluding:findingoutthey'repregnant,increasinghormonelevels,sonogramandfirstheartbeat,goingpublic,miscarriagerisks,amniocentesis&geneticreviews,prematurebirthsurvival,completedlungdevelopmentandfinallypreparationtothedelivery.Asweexploretheemotionalhillsandvalleysencounteredbyourcentralcast40weekswillcreatearesourceforwomenthathelpsthemfeelempoweredandconfidentthattheycanhandletheirpregnancies.

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