The babies are coming. For more on birth plans, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/14/1046148256/birth-plans-pregnancy-how-to">listen to our NPR Life Kit episode</a>.For transcripts and more, visit <a href="http://natalstories.com/">natalstories.com</a>. Follow NATAL on <a href="http://twitter.com/natalstories">Twitter</a> and<a href="http://instagram.com/natalstories">Instagram</a>.

Chapter Nine: Metamorphosis

NATAL passes the mic to Black families to hear all about their journey to parenthood in their own words. Our second season follows four parents in rural Mississippi, Iowa and Hawaii as they birth new lives and legacies exactly where they are. Interwoven by narrative interludes, this 10-part story album features the birthworkers, medical professionals and advocates caring for Black rural families at every stage of pregnancy and beyond.