The calmest c-section birth caught on camera
Tranquil music. Dimmed lighting. Soft voices in the background. A perfectly peaceful newborn.It's not an image you usually expect from a delivery room, ... Read More...
Labour & Delivery
Everything you need to know from the moment the first contraction hits until you’re holding your baby in your arms. Find out what the experts say and hear real stories from mums who have been there.
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This is what midwifery looks like around the globe
Midwives hold our hands through our pregnancies, and by the time we've given birth they have a piece of our hearts.These incredible women and men guide ... Read More...
Beauty of gentle breech birth captured in amazing video
Giving birth is one of the most amazing things in the world (and proof that mothers are absolutely incredible). While many birth photographers and videograp... Read More...
The anti-push playlist – the songs NOT to play during labour
Music can help you escape. So it makes total sense that so many women rely on a playlist to help them escape from the painful reality of labour.While th... Read More...
The emotional birth photography capturing first hellos
The first breath. The first touch. The first cry. The first hello.There is no moment quite as incredible as when you meet your newborn for the first tim... Read More...
Artificial womb creates new hope for premature babies
It may sound like something out of a sci-fi flick, but scientists have managed to create a device that mimics a woman's womb, and could eventually be used t... Read More...
Rainbow photo reveals double happiness after heartbreak
At first glance, this photo looks just like two bouncing baby brothers happily posing for a sweet sibling photo. But there's so much more to this rainbow ba... Read More...
Why mums are eating their placentas after giving birth
While eating your placenta after giving birth may not seem like a culinary delight, placenta consumption is becoming an increasingly popular postpartum prac... Read More...
The questions all pregnant mums are too embarrassed to ask (answered)
During pregnancy you can expect a lot of things to increase - the size of your breasts, belly and bum are three, for starters. Another thing that will incre... Read More...
Birthing Glossary: the terms all expecting mums should know
When you become a parent, modesty goes out the window. You become accustomed to smelling another human's bottom, to using your spit to clean unknown substan... Read More...
All births are beautiful… and these photos prove it!
Giving birth is an experience like no other. Filled with raw emotion and physical strain, delivering a baby is a life-changing moment that shows just how am... Read More...
The birth photographer discriminating against C-sections
This goes out to all the ladies who've had a baby (or are about to): You are incredible! You are capable of anything! And it doesn't matter how birth happen... Read More...
Mum on painkillers forgets she’s given birth!
Ok, we've heard of forgetting the milk, forgetting someone's birthday and forgetting to pick up the kids from school (confession time ...), but forgetting t... Read More...
Aussie mum gives birth in a ute – again!
Giving birth in a ute is the stuff of Aussie legend and one Queensland mum has managed to do it, not once, but TWICE!Rebecca and Sean Dalton are the pro... Read More...
LBD for delivery day
It’s the Little Black (or blue) Dress for the delivery suite – seriously. It’s also possibly the most comfortable, practical and stylish piece you’ll have i... Read More...
The IAPBA best birth photos of 2017 announced
Bringing a child into the world is an emotional, intense and words-can't-quite-explain-it experience. From the time that first contraction kicks in, to the ... Read More...
OMG. Meet Victoria’s (possibly) biggest newborn
Babies come in all sizes great and small, and when we say 'great' we mean it!A Victorian mum has just given birth to a 6.06kg baby, and not-so-little Br... Read More...
9 perfect photos capturing the moment siblings meet for the first time
Becoming a big sister or big brother is a momentous occasion in any child's life - even if they've been there and done that already.After nine long mont... Read More...