Birth Stories
Birth Story: The emotional home water birth of Ezra
Anna Hein had always yearned for a fourth baby. But as her three children grew older, and time ticked on, the South Australian mum thought […]
Birth Story: ‘My water broke in the hospital cafe’
Sometimes the journey to parenthood isn’t a straight path. For Rachel and Mitch Graham, it was full of twists and turns. It took them 16 […]
Birth Story: Mum gives birth in her car, ‘My poor Jeep’
In labour and racing along the highway towards the hospital, Gayla Thompson was certain she wasn’t going to make it. Her husband Ryan was behind […]
Birth Story: ‘My water broke at Kmart’
Like a scene out of an 80’s romcom, 34-weeks pregnant Amy Mclennan stood at the entrance of Kmart, water gushing down her legs and filling […]
Birth Story: The car birth caught on dashcam
Erica and Troy Campbell thought they had plenty of time to get to the hospital. With their third baby on the way, they bundled into […]
Birth Story: ‘Midwives cheered me on as I birthed in my car’
Living 45 minutes from the nearest hospital, Katie Kinna wanted to leave in plenty of time for the birth of her second baby. With her […]
Birth Story: ‘I knew something was very wrong’
Pat Ferrari is living proof of the power of mother’s intuition. The Queensland mum was 31 weeks pregnant when she had a gut feeling something […]
Birth Story: ‘My baby was born with two true cord knots’
Being a placenta encapsulator for three years, Ysee Batterham has seen more than 200 placentas and umbilical cords, but she’d never laid eyes on anything […]
Birth Story: ‘I delivered my own baby via c-section’
After an emergency c-section with her first baby, Bec was hoping for a different outcome when she fell pregnant with her second. The NSW mum […]
Birth Story: ‘My c-section scar reminds me of my strength’
Samantha Guneri had a pregnancy most women only dream of. Not a hint of morning sickness, in she had hardly any pregnancy symptoms. She even […]
Birth Story: ‘My water broke at 20 weeks’
Samantha’s second pregnancy took her by surprise. While she and her ex-partner had an amazing co-parenting relationship, she never imagined having another baby with him. […]
Birth Story: ‘I gave birth to a toddler’
A super human mum has become a TikTok sensation after sharing the birth of her toddler-sized newborn, who weighed in at more than six and […]
Birth Story: I gave birth in an elevator
At 35 weeks pregnant, Shelby Klemm was planning a day of activities before preparing for the last month of her pregnancy. Feeling full of energy, […]
Birth Story: Renee’s baby wasn’t waiting till they got to the hospital
Speeding towards the hospital, weaving in and out of peak hour traffic, Renee Facciolo’s baby is on his way and there was nothing she can […]
Birth Story: Claire’s ‘rockstar’ breech birth
Every mum wants an empowering birth, and second-time mum Claire Mann is no different. As soon as she learned her son was breech, Claire began […]