It was written and directed by Jane Anderson, based on her play of the same name, with Stockard Channing and Laura Dern starring in the lead roles.
Wanda LeFauve is a poor mother of four with an unemployed husband living in a trailer outside Shreveport, Louisiana.
The couple — Rachel and Richard Luckman — are wealthy, Jewish urbanites from Los Angeles.
They skirt logistics, legal matters, fears and prejudices prior to the child's birth.
[2] At the Primetime Emmy Awards, the film was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Stockard Channing and directing and writing for Jane Anderson.