Motherhood or The Grief and Joy of Motherhood (Swedish: Moderskapets kval och lycka) is a 1945 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Birgit Rosengren, Björn Berglund and Allan Bohlin.

[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.

Eva-Maria Dahl lives a happy married life with husband Erik, but one day she faints and is taken to a doctor who informs her she is pregnant.

This is concerning as a doctor has previously told her that with her health conditions it would be dangerous for her to have a child.

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