A Child Is Born 1939 A maternity ward, staffed by sympathetic nurses, serves mothers to be from all walks of life These include a happy mother of a large family a secretly married teenager who thinks their parents wont approve of either their childrens marriage or baby a woman who is trying for a living child despite a history of stillbirths a showgirl who doesnt want a child, and who is shocked to find she is having twins and a convicted murderess whose husband is forced to choose between saving her or the baby