Pregnancy and Birth - Mamamia

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.

Billi Fitzsimons

Janice had an illegal abortion at 15. To 'teach her a lesson', the doctor added a 'punishment'.

No weddings, no cold water, no watermelons: How women prepare for birth around the world.

“No glam shot for me.” 8 Aussie women share their very real post-birth baby photos.

Lite IVF: After four miscarriages, Julie and Cameron pursued a different IVF option.

"After I gave birth to my daughter, I was put back together with 150 stitches."

Jess Fitzpatrick

Early pregnancy symptoms: 9 common signs you're pregnant (other than missing your period).

'At 15 weeks pregnant, I was sick. It would have life-long implications for my son.'

'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.

'I'm pregnant for the first time, so I asked every mum I know what product they can't live without.'

Heather Woock did an online DNA test. Then she discovered she had 62 half siblings.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Vanishing Twin Syndrome: Kelly delivered two placentas but only one baby.

"In the 36th week of my pregnancy, my baby moved violently. Then nothing."

'I imagined my future differently'. Renee felt a 'sense of loss' when she became a mum.

"We're super stoked." Edwina Bartholomew has announced she's expecting her first child.

Chelsea McLaughlin

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

'I was born without a uterus. So my best friend had a baby for me.'

My birth story: Michelle rented her womb to strangers. She ended up in intensive care.

"I've been pregnant four times in five years. Only two of our babies made it earthside."

Rachael Tickner

Nicole died during childbirth and underwent a post-mortem c-section. She survived.

"But she’s too small": Renee's 1.4kg baby was plucked from her at 31 weeks, barely alive.

6 things your husband is thinking about becoming a dad, but won't bring up unless you ask.

"I felt like a failure." Kate Miller-Heidke on her difficult start to motherhood.

"He would be four months old." When Mother's Day comes with a unique kind of grief.

Lauren Sautchuk

Here's what 66 new mums looked like in the days after giving birth.

Gender Reveal

The Bachelor's Sam and Snez have just shared the sex of their third baby.

Kayla Itsines and Tobi Pearce have shared their gender reveal video.

"What bothers me about gender reveal parties."

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

Chelsea McLaughlin

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

Jessica Chambers

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

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

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

Jessica Chambers

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

Demeter Stamell

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

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?

'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.'

Meghan Markle's unusual behaviour before she was whisked away in a "security scare".

Jessica Chambers

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

"We can't wait to meet you." Turia Pitt is pregnant with her second child.

“No glam shot for me.” 8 Aussie women share their very real post-birth baby photos.

A 32-hour labour and an emergency C-section: Leigh Campbell's birth story.

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"I was in pain for years after childbirth. Then recently, a doctor referred me to get an X-ray."

Meghan Markle might be past her due date. Here's what that means for her birth plans.

"I'm sorry we have to ask you that": What it's like having a D&C after a missed miscarriage.

There's a theory we already know the name of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby.

"Is it safe?": A midwife tells us exactly what it's like to have a home birth in Australia.

There's a convincing Game of Thrones theory that Arya Stark is pregnant and we're not coping.

Jessica Staveley

Why parents are choosing to have their baby shower after the birth of their baby instead.

"The three-minute pelvic floor exercise I'm doing every day during my pregnancy."

Amy Nelmes Bissett

Before at-home pregnancy tests, doctors relied on a large, aquatic frog. And the results were accurate.

Why it's highly likely Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby will be born in the morning.

"There is a woman: 30, no children." The story of three women whose truth we can't see.

"I had three miscarriages in nine months. These are the lessons I learnt about grief."

Prenatal depression is real. A doctor shares the five most common warning signs.

Dr Dawn Kingston

"I was in terrible pain." The story of the world's first successful DIY C-section.

We've just seen the actual size of a dilated cervix and, Mum, you deserve an apology.

'This is exactly what it feels like to have your eggs frozen at 24.'

Natalie Fornasier

"This is exactly what Meghan Markle's life will be like after giving birth. It ain't pretty."

"It was a disgrace": A dad is outraged he wasn't offered a drink during his wife's labour.

'Pregnancy isn't easy the world over. But when I gave birth in China, it was next level.'

Apparently, Miley Cyrus is pregnant, again. So here's a reminder of what non-pregnant tummies actually look like.

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