Lynn Poole points out that 1953 was the seventh consecutive record birth year in the United States. A film then follows Deborah Lynn Coleman through the first 24 hours after her birth. The nurse clears Deborah's air passages, supplies oxygen, puts penicillin ointment in her eyes, and attaches an anklet with her mother's name. The obstetrician then examines her, removes the umbilical cord, and checks her body size and weight. A pediatrician examines her, and she is given her first feeding of sugar water and is burped. Interspersed with Deborah's debut are filmed asides on planning for increased housing, schools, transportation, and food production to support this baby boom and improve their standard of living. At the conclusion of the program, Lynn Poole introduces now two-month old Deborah, and interviews her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman, and her sister Trudy.

Dr. Schwentker says that prematurity is generally defined as a birth weight of less than 5.5 pounds; however, immaturity of a baby's organs is more significant than prematurity. A film documents the public procedures in place for rescuing a baby born prematurely at home. Dr. Gordon shows what staff do when a baby is admitted to the premature nursery: suction airways, supply oxygen, transfer to incubators with lesser oxygen concentration, administer moist heat, and monitor for infections. Nurse Abernathy discusses maintaining a constant temperature for the infant and feeding premature babies by polyethylene tube, gavage, or medicine dropper until bottle feeding is possible. A film shows the progress of a premature infant over a few weeks. Dr. Gordon raises the question of the cost justifying the results of caring for premature babies and concludes that both long-term development research and actual evidence, such as his teenage son and other thriving children born as small as two pounds, prove the worth.