Birth

'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.

After 22 hours of labour pain, Marie's obstetrician told her she was "overreacting".

"We re-lived it over and over." Robyn's traumatic birth story.

Bao hadn't known what to expect from childbirth. But she left the hospital full of shame.

'Birthing without pain relief was my badge of honour. Until I had my fourth baby.'

"I was taken aback." Before her son's birth, Laura was judged for having a planned c-section.

"I didn’t expect the shakes." 16 women on what no one told them about c-section recovery.

Monique Bowley has shared the 13 things every mum needs to pack in her hospital bag.

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

After giving birth, Karleigh felt like she was peeing. Then the midwife hit the emergency alarm.

“I pulled her out of the incision and up onto my chest.” Jessica had a c-section ‘belly birth.’

Childbirth left Stephanie with a pelvic organ prolapse. Then she delivered baby number two.

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