Birth Stories
When you’re pregnant and have never experienced labour, or you’re facing a different kind of labour from the first time around, or you just want to know more about what different kinds of labour are like, reading birth stories can help demystify birth and give you ideas about the kind of birth you’d like. Whether you’re planning a home birth or hospital birth, a natural labour or C-section, a hypnobirth or water birth, or you want to know more about assisted labour, birth interventions, or just need to know what your birth options are, we’ve got a story to tell you! Wonderful mums have shared their birth stories for you to read and learn from. In their own words, these birth stories from real mums will touch your heart.
Young Mum
A young mum shares her birth story. Her baby arrived after 16 minutes of
Bringing Stella into our World
Mum Kate describes her labour and how baby Stella was welcomed into the world.
Birth of Chloe
Emma shares her powerful birth story - where she only focussed on her breathing and
Birth of Baby Atlas
Erin share's the story of her son's birth. He was born the day after
Julia’s birth of Ruby and Jade
Julia shares the birth story of her twin girls (vaginal delivery) but with a frightening,
Breech Baby and 2 hour labour
A mum shares her birth story with a very quick labour (1 hour and 50
Four Hour Labour
Birth Story: of a very quick labour at home, baby arrived before the midwife.
Home Birth
One mum shares her experience of having a homebirth for her third baby, baby was
Matilda’s Home Birth
A mum shares the story of her daughters home birth - labour wasn't progressing as
