Matthew Efird: 57.5 Hours With Noah

Choose The Better Story Podcast · Jul 17, 2026 · 1h 24m

On September 17, 2019, Matthew and Hannah Efird were told their son had Trisomy 13 — and that ending the pregnancy was the reasonable choice. They chose to carry him anyway. Noah was born on March 7 and lived for 57.5 hours. In this episode, Matthew shares the raw, unfiltered truth of that decision: what it cost, what it gave back, and how a choice the world called foolish became the foundation for everything that followed — his marriage, his career, and his mission.

Matthew is the author of Even Though, We Will: Finding Rest in the Waves of Child Loss and the Practical Arks That Carry Us…