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.
18 ways to be a brilliant birth partner
When thinking about preparing for childbirth, most of the attention naturally goes to the mum-to-be. After all, she’s the one who’s going to be doing […]
Birth story: ‘My body was shutting down’
High school sweethearts Nick and Natasha Boreland had tried for years to become parents and were over the moon when they overcame fertility issues to […]
Posterior position: everything you need to know before and during birth
Have you ever heard the term ‘posterior’? Or perhaps face-up or sunny side up? Mum’s Grapevine expert, midwife Edwina Sharrock from Birth Beat explains the posterior […]
Mum gives birth on her own, sends selfie to husband
Patricia Ghaly is one fierce mumma. Not only did she give birth to her third child on her own, standing in her bedroom, the New […]
Mum plans on livestreaming her unassisted birth
Single mum-of-two Tahlia Duignan is planning to livestream her unassisted homebirth, in a bid to educate other mums about freebirthing. The 24-year-old is has created a […]
Matchy-matchy delivery room decor is a thing now
It’s the post-birth trend ditching white hospital sheets in favour of custom-made delivery room bedding, swaddles, pillows and outfits – and mums are going crazy […]
Birthing at home, alone, with everyone locked outside
Babies arrive in their own sweet time – and if that happens to be when you’ve locked yourself inside your home, with your doula on […]
New research: Labour pain may be mind over matter
Australian researchers say the way women think about labour pain may help them have a more positive experience during birth. La Trobe University researchers interviewed […]
Birth story: Shelley’s serene home water birth
Determined to birth at home, Shelly McKenzie’s water broke on her outside dunny as the rain poured down. If ever there was a true-blue Aussie […]
After 10 boys, mum gives birth to baby girl
After giving birth to 10 boys in a row, Alexis Brett was convinced her eleventh baby would also be a bouncing little bundle of blue. […]
Principal helps teacher deliver baby at school
A teacher has given her students an eye-opening education after giving birth at school. Lindsay Agbalokwu wasn’t due to have her second bub until next […]
Birth Story: The longest week of my life
After battling with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, April Dunlop was told getting pregnant wouldn’t be easy. But to her surprise, while on the waitlist for a […]
Mum thinks she has kidney stones, gives birth to triplets
A mum has given birth to surprise triplets, after going to the hospital with what she thought was kidney stones. The US woman says she […]
Army dad’s mission to make it home for baby’s birth
Caitlin Brown was just 15 weeks pregnant when she kissed her partner Cody McDermott goodbye for his Australian Defence Force training. She knew he’d miss […]
50 WAYS to bring on labour
It’s been nine months of patiently waiting to meet your little chick, but bub is quite happy still in its nest and there are no […]