Birth

"I felt unsafe around my baby": We need to talk about the reality of birth trauma.

Zoe Marshall's "wild" birth story was one chapter in the mayhem that has been her fourth trimester.

The 'pre-baby bucket list': 7 things I took for granted before I had a baby.

Zoe and Benji Marshall welcome their baby girl, after years of fertility struggles.

"More than we could have ever imagined." Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have welcomed their second child.

I interviewed women about their birth stories. Here's what no one told me... until now.

Jessie Stephens

"I was told I had taken the easy way out." We need to talk about C-section shaming.

15 women share what actually happened between the moment their water broke and giving birth.

My Birth Story: “I grieved twice for my baby before she was born at just 26 weeks.”

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: A strange man in a leather jacket watched me give birth.

Holly Wainwright

"I bled through my hospital bed." Exactly what happened to my body after a baby.

'My water birth was wonderful. It was the obstetrician who left me traumatised.'

"I can’t imagine my life without you." Red Wiggle Simon Pryce welcomes his first baby into the world.

My birth story: “I wanted a drug-free water birth but I got a 63-hour ordeal.”

Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here's how to recognise and treat it.

The Conversation

For many women, 'the purple line' appears during childbirth. This is how midwives use it.

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