The song "This Woman's Work" plays over a scene in this episode. This song was written and recorded by Kate Bush specifically for a dramatic childbirth scene toward the end of the 1988 John Hughes movie She's Having a Baby. The lead actress in that film, Elizabeth McGovern (who played the eponymous character having a baby), also played Moira in the 1990 film adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale.
The episode won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series.
Bruce Miller was nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category for June (2018), but lost to Joel Fields & Joseph Weisberg for START (2018).