A Baby Story is a program that airs daily on The Learning Channel

TLC (TV channel)

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 (TLC). There are more than 100 episodes in the series. The program follows a couple through the late days of their pregnancy

Pregnancy

Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...

, sometimes showing the baby shower

Baby shower

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, final family outing, or dinner party. Then, it always shows the family getting ready to go to the hospital

Hospital

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, birth center, or prepare for a homebirth. A Baby Story films the labor

Childbirth

Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...

 and birth

Birth

Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...

, which is shown on the program. At the end of the program, the family talks about life after the newborn and shows the child a couple of weeks after birth. The couple then plays with the baby for a bit before the show closes.

This show was later followed by a spinoff

Spin-off (media)

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, "Bringing Home Baby".

The show is popularized in a Yes, Dear

Yes, Dear

Yes, Dear is a television sitcom that aired from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, on CBS. It starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder....

episode.