Pregnancy and Birth - Mamamia

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.

"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

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?

'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

‘Not everyone has a glowing pregnancy. Mine has been the darkest period of my life.’

From discharge to body hair: A complete guide to 20 lesser-known pregnancy symptoms.

Want to know what life with a newborn is really like? Take a look at Amy Schumer's Instagram.

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

"I’ve given birth in both Australia and in New Zealand. And New Zealand wins, hands down."

When a Melbourne mum found her baby was breech at 32 weeks, she 'turned' him herself.

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"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.

The only baby-naming rule Kim Kardashian and Kanye are following for their fourth child.

Meghan Markle has shunned royal tradition, and doesn't want 'men in suits' at her birth.

"I am most likely experiencing a miscarriage." Hilaria Baldwin's candid Instagram post.

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'I cried the whole time': One million people have watched this birth video.

Midwives and maternity leave: Exactly what it's like to give birth when you're a royal.

A 61-year-old woman has given birth to her own granddaughter.

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The terrifying story of the man suing the clinic where his ex-girlfriend had an abortion.

A woman gave birth to a baby boy. Then a month later, her water broke again.

Amy Schumer has just given us all the perfect response to our next unsolicited d*ck pic.

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April Lane gave birth to four children. Then, she donated her uterus to someone else.

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