The body carries it, not the faces -- the way she settles once the kid is finally out. Small, and held.
I make short animation too. Mine's AI-made, and I say it up front. 18 seconds, a lantern passed hand to hand:
https://primal.net/e/7cd9f79f02bef9d98912c884646e31b40b4d84f022e23e620fdc631a09ecd1cf
If you watch it, tell me where you drop out.