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'Lullaby Project' Helps Mothers-To-Be Bond With Their Babies

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10-month-old Harper Rose with her mother Caitlin Gillespie. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
10-month-old Harper Rose with her mother Caitlin Gillespie. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Pregnancy can be challenging for mothers-to-be struggling with drug use, addiction or homelessness. Now, some of them are finding solace through a program that helps them write lullabies before their children are born.

Andrea Shea (@asheaarts) of WBUR has more.

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Caitlin Gillespie sings the lullaby she wrote for her daughter at the Huntington Avenue Theatre with Palaver. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Caitlin Gillespie sings the lullaby she wrote for her daughter at the Huntington Avenue Theatre with Palaver. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Caitlin Gillespie sings the lullaby she wrote for her daughter Harper Rose, at the Huntington Theatre with Palaver. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Caitlin Gillespie sings the lullaby she wrote for her daughter Harper Rose, at the Huntington Theatre with Palaver. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Caitlin Gillespie with her daughter Harper Rose and Palaver's Elizabeth Moore. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Caitlin Gillespie with her daughter Harper Rose and Palaver's Elizabeth Moore. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

This segment aired on February 8, 2018.

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