249: What if you knew your baby was going to die?

249: What if you knew your baby was going to die?

Coming from a charmed, conservative, Catholic upbringing, a woman must confront her deepest beliefs as she struggles with the reality and implications of the most devastating news a mother can receive.

Content/Trigger Warnings: traumatic pregnancy, death of an infant, explicit language

Producer: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

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