Pregnancy and Birth

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From full bush to Brazilian, we asked women how they addressed their pubes before childbirth.

Nama Winston

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Separating fact from fiction about having a baby in your 40s.

Gemma Bath

pregnancy

"Every day I expected to see blood." The quiet anxiety of early pregnancy.

Nathalie Craig

pregnancy

"I didn’t expect the sadness." The symptoms I wasn't told about before I got pregnant.

Simone Ball

pregnancy

"It's worth it a million times over." In 2018, Melissa became a single mother by choice.

Jessica Staveley

pregnancy

Eating greens while feeling green: Yes, you can have a vegetarian pregnancy.

Natalie Esler

pregnancy

'It was an awful delivery.' After giving birth to her son Saint, Kim Kardashian needed five operations.

Jessica Staveley

pregnancy

"Life will never be the same." Actress Ada Nicodemou on the trauma of losing a baby.

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pregnancy

"I remember asking if I was going to die." Jessica lost 3 litres of blood during childbirth.

Jessica Hood

pregnancy

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

Mandy Nolan

pregnancy

'I had a 3 day labour and felt really bullied.' After the birth of her son, Amy was traumatised.

Amy Dominey

pregnancy

Annabel is due on Christmas Day. She still grieves for the baby she lost last December.

Annabel Bower

pregnancy

"We were in shock." Charlotte was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had a fatal genetic disease.

Jessica Staveley

pregnancy

Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.

Laura Jackel

pregnancy

'The day my vagina broke: The story of my traumatic birth and the prolapse that came next.'

Stephanie Thompson

pregnancy

Hilaria Baldwin’s photos, two days apart, show the changes to the body after miscarriage.

Nama Winston

pregnancy

'After my premature birth at 26 weeks, I was diagnosed with PTSD from the trauma.'

Meredith Page

pregnancy

"I cringe every time my friends say they're 'trying for a baby'."

Laura Brodnik

pregnancy

Mums share the 17 essential items every pregnant woman needs in their hospital bag.

Brielle Burns

pregnancy

After splitting up with Micah, Bride & Prejudice's Milly is pregnant with her second child.

Jessica Staveley

pregnancy

How to respond to people when they ask why you're not pregnant yet, from someone who's been there.

Leigh Campbell

pregnancy

"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."

Stacy Thomas

pregnancy

3 women on precisely how much it cost them to have a baby on their own.

Helen Vnuk

pregnancy

Five things to eat when you're trying to get pregnant (and what your partner should eat too).

Nama Winston

pregnancy

'I felt guilty.' When Marisa was 24 weeks pregnant she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Gemma Bath

pregnancy

Six pregnancies, two children: What people don't know about my journey to being a mum.

Laura Jackel

pregnancy

A future free from fear: Alex did what she could to protect her unborn children from cancer.

Alex Isaac

Gender Reveal

pregnancy

Prince Harry just announced what gender he hopes his and Meghan Markle's baby will be.

Chelsea McLaughlin

pregnancy

The creepily accurate gender prediction chart that tells us what Meghan Markle is having.

Jessica Chambers

celebrity

There was a bit of hidden tension behind the scenes of Hilary Duff's gender reveal.

Nama Winston

celebrity

Kate Hudson just announced she's expecting her third child with a stunning gender reveal.

Jessica Wang

baby

The baby gender prediction chart that's blowing everyone's minds.

Jessica Chambers

pregnancy

'My midwife spoiled my gender surprise. Am I silly for being sad?'

Demeter Stamell

pregnancy

The new 'bogan' baby reveal trend that has police warning new parents.

Abby Ballard

celebrity

The Bachelor's Bec Chin shares the sex of her baby with a gender reveal cake.

Belinda Jepsen

celebrity

Lauren Conrad just revealed her baby's gender on Instagram.

Keryn Donnelly

pregnancy

The new trend in gender reveals is guns. Wait, what?

Jacqui Porter

pregnancy

From discharge to body hair: A complete guide to 21 lesser-known pregnancy symptoms.

Sophie Aubrey

pregnancy

'My teeth were damaged from the vomiting.' What it's really like to be sick during pregnancy.

Nama Winston

pregnancy

"I felt poisoned." Four women on the reality of having hyperemesis gravidarum.

Nama Winston

pregnancy

'The crippling, debilitating, all consuming pregnancy condition we need to talk about.'

Anonymous

baby

"You're moody as hell." 5 things people born in the summer months have in common.

Gemma Bath

baby

Kim was 9 when she found out she'd been switched at birth with Arlena. Arlena had just died.

Gemma Bath

pregnancy

Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.

Laura Jackel

pregnancy

'The day my vagina broke: The story of my traumatic birth and the prolapse that came next.'

Stephanie Thompson

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To my 12yo: 'This is the birth story I never told you, so I could save you from the sadness.'

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Emma was told she had gastro while pregnant at 37 weeks. The misdiagnosis nearly killed her.

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"We’re having a baby boy." Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic are expecting their first child.

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Pregnant women dancing to 'Baby Mama' are all over Instagram. And we can't stop watching.

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No fluoride and sun gazing: Just a running tally of the false health claims made by Pete Evans.

From full bush to Brazilian, we asked women how they addressed their pubes before childbirth.

Separating fact from fiction about having a baby in your 40s.

"Every day I expected to see blood." The quiet anxiety of early pregnancy.

"I didn’t expect the sadness." The symptoms I wasn't told about before I got pregnant.

"It's worth it a million times over." In 2018, Melissa became a single mother by choice.

Eating greens while feeling green: Yes, you can have a vegetarian pregnancy.

'It was an awful delivery.' After giving birth to her son Saint, Kim Kardashian needed five operations.

"Life will never be the same." Actress Ada Nicodemou on the trauma of losing a baby.

"I remember asking if I was going to die." Jessica lost 3 litres of blood during childbirth.

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

'I had a 3 day labour and felt really bullied.' After the birth of her son, Amy was traumatised.

Annabel is due on Christmas Day. She still grieves for the baby she lost last December.

"We were in shock." Charlotte was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had a fatal genetic disease.

Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.

'The day my vagina broke: The story of my traumatic birth and the prolapse that came next.'

Hilaria Baldwin’s photos, two days apart, show the changes to the body after miscarriage.

'After my premature birth at 26 weeks, I was diagnosed with PTSD from the trauma.'

"I cringe every time my friends say they're 'trying for a baby'."

Mums share the 17 essential items every pregnant woman needs in their hospital bag.

After splitting up with Micah, Bride & Prejudice's Milly is pregnant with her second child.

How to respond to people when they ask why you're not pregnant yet, from someone who's been there.

"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."

3 women on precisely how much it cost them to have a baby on their own.

Five things to eat when you're trying to get pregnant (and what your partner should eat too).

'I felt guilty.' When Marisa was 24 weeks pregnant she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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'My midwife spoiled my gender surprise. Am I silly for being sad?'

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The Bachelor's Bec Chin shares the sex of her baby with a gender reveal cake.

Lauren Conrad just revealed her baby's gender on Instagram.

The new trend in gender reveals is guns. Wait, what?

From discharge to body hair: A complete guide to 21 lesser-known pregnancy symptoms.

'My teeth were damaged from the vomiting.' What it's really like to be sick during pregnancy.

"I felt poisoned." Four women on the reality of having hyperemesis gravidarum.

'The crippling, debilitating, all consuming pregnancy condition we need to talk about.'

"You're moody as hell." 5 things people born in the summer months have in common.

Kim was 9 when she found out she'd been switched at birth with Arlena. Arlena had just died.

Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.

'The day my vagina broke: The story of my traumatic birth and the prolapse that came next.'

Listen Now

Suggested Podcasts

The Pointy End #4: Day 1, 2 and 3

12. Light The Candles. You Made It

Your Starting High School Survival Guide

When Anna gave birth, she pulled her baby out of her own belly.

'At 24, my unplanned pregnancy ended in miscarriage. I was told to "just try again later."'

Exactly what to eat (and avoid) during pregnancy.

Exercise during pregnancy: The 7 best (and safe) exercises to do during pregnancy.

'In labour your bones move backwards.' The magical childbirth photo women are sharing.

After 9 years together, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan split in 2018. This is their lives now.

From "eye-watering" to "not a cent": Australian women share how much childbirth cost them.

Caity, 25, put her sore back and cramps down to exhaustion. She was 35 weeks pregnant.

Let's talk about two completely normal pregnancy hair changes. And one that's not.

To my 12yo: 'This is the birth story I never told you, so I could save you from the sadness.'

From discharge to body hair: A complete guide to 21 lesser-known pregnancy symptoms.

'I started bleeding profusely at 6 weeks pregnant. Then I found out about 'threatened miscarriages'.'

6 things I didn't expect when I gave up drinking during pregnancy.

If you've got a baby on the way, these 9 simple swaps will make your home more natural.

The 8 things all pregnant women know to be true.

Jennifer Hawkins, Jesinta Franklin, and me: Behind every baby bump, there's a story.

"The one thing I so dearly wanted couldn’t be planned." Jennifer Hawkins shares her fertility struggle.

Emma was told she had gastro while pregnant at 37 weeks. The misdiagnosis nearly killed her.

"We’re having a baby boy." Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic are expecting their first child.

Pregnant women dancing to 'Baby Mama' are all over Instagram. And we can't stop watching.