Birth stories

Wondering what to expect from labour and birth? Check out these real-life birth stories to find out what really happens on the labour ward, at the birth centre or during home births.

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Birth stories

Amazon driver surprised by a very special delivery

Breech birth captured in incredible photo series

Father captures amazing home-birth on video

Air hostesses pose with newborn after woman gives birth mid-flight

'Daddy's greatest catch' - the incredible birth photo

Baby born on plane at 30,000ft

Dad-to-be wears controversial T-shirt during wife's labour

Amazing photo of a baby born in the amniotic sac

BBC presenter goes into labour just moments after reading the news live

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Home birth stories

Every mother is entitled to request a home birth and those that have experienced this have…

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Labour and birth chat

Read real-life birth stories and get your questions answered by women who've been there.

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Britain's biggest family welcome baby number 20

The Radford family have announced the birth of their 20th child on Instagram, and said it…

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There's a new birthing trend going round ...

How many people did you have / would you have at your baby's birth? One, two, three at a…

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Mum forced to give birth in the street after birthing centre was locked

A mum in East London was forced to give birth to her daughter on the street in the pouring…

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Mum gives birth in car outside hospital and is charged the full delivery fee

Paula D’Amore gave birth a little earlier than expected, and ended up welcoming her third…

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Is this the most dramatic birth story ever?!

Labour can be a pretty traumatic experience at the best of times, but how's this for a birth story:

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How a 'lotus birth' helped this mum to be 'spiritually attached' to her placenta

Jazmine Toria said the birthing experience left her and her newborn feeling ‘very attached…

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Miracle baby born inside amniotic sac

A baby born in California still inside the amniotic sac has been hailed a medical miracle…

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Mum wakes from c-section to find her legs had been amputated

Mum Ella Clarke was looking forward to meeting her eighth child after giving birth via…

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The no-bathe birthing trend: healthy or unhygienic?

We've heard about mirror birthing and crowdbirthing, natural c-sections, and even the…

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Doctors 'left mobile phone inside woman after a c-section'

A woman has claimed that a surgeon dropped his mobile phone and left it inside her during…

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