<p>We often us the phrase "making a baby" as a euphemism for having sex, but is that all it takes to make a baby? What about pregnancy and childbirth? What is it like to go through the process of gestation and deliver a baby into the world? Let's think about this together. </p>

We often us the phrase "making a baby" as a euphemism for having sex, but is that all it takes to make a baby? What about pregnancy and childbirth? What is it like to go through the process of gestation and deliver a baby into the world? Let's think about this together.

<p>We often us the phrase "making a baby" as a euphemism for having sex, but is that all it takes to make a baby? What about pregnancy and childbirth? What is it like to go through the process of gestation and deliver a baby into the world? Let's think about this together.&nbsp;</p>

What does it mean to make a baby?

This nine-episode podcast explores the stories of six pregnant women in South Carolina. Monika Shehi Herr, Professor of English at University of South Carolina Upstate, looks closely at how we talk, or don't talk, about pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period--and how that discourse affects the quality of healthcare women in South Carolina receive as they make their babies.

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What does it mean to make a baby?

What does it mean to make a baby?