Real life Australian birth stories

Birth Story: ‘I delivered my own baby in the hospital waiting room’

Anita ButterworthJanuary 19, 2021

Having given birth once before, mum-of-one Ashanti knew what to expect as she neared the end of her second pregnancy. But nothing could have prepared the Ne... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘I had twins during Melbourne’s lockdown’

Anita ButterworthNovember 19, 2020

When Melbourne couple Laura-Jane and Shaun Hargreaves decided 2020 would be the year they'd start trying for a family, they never could have imagined what w... Read More...

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Birth story: Mum gives birth in her sleep

Anita ButterworthOctober 15, 2020

Laura Thompson had what many mums only dream of - a painless labour and birth. In fact, the mum-of-two didn't feel a thing, because she was fast asleep. Rea... Read More...

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Birth Story: Mum feels no pain during ‘silent labour’

Anita ButterworthSeptember 22, 2020

India Ward thought it was strange that she couldn't feel any pain during her contractions, as her body silently laboured for 96 hours. She's one of just a s... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘I had a 10% chance of falling pregnant’

Anita ButterworthSeptember 17, 2020

Samantha Ellis was plagued with health problems, and at 26 was already going through menopause. Her body had been through endless surgeries and a hysterecto... Read More...

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Mum finds out she's pregnant at 28 weeks

Birth Story: ‘I found out I was pregnant at 28 weeks’

Anita ButterworthAugust 20, 2020

Laura and her partner Dean were busy setting up their life together, finishing studies, building a home. A baby just wasn't in the plans, yet. Laura had ... Read More...

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Watch: Mum gives birth to surprise twins

Anita ButterworthAugust 6, 2020

Lyndsey Altice had just birthed her baby, and thought she could finally relax - until she felt another 'ring of fire', and along came another baby. The U... Read More...

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Birth Story: Diary of an accidental home birth

Anita ButterworthJuly 30, 2020

After her first baby, Jayne Jones was a nervous about going through labour again. Feeling she needed to be better prepared this time, she did everything pos... Read More...

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Woman gives birth on toilet after being told she had ‘trapped wind’

Anita ButterworthJuly 16, 2020

Charlotte Wheeler-Smith had just smashed out a seven kilometre run, five k walk and a cycling session when she started having tummy pains. Incredibly, a doc... Read More...

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Birth Story: Becoming a mum against the odds

Anita ButterworthJuly 2, 2020

After losing their first baby not long after birth, Brock and Katie Day spent years searching for answers to their heartbreaking loss and trying desperately... Read More...

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Fitness star Emily Skye’s dramatic home birth

Anita ButterworthJune 19, 2020

Fitness influencer Emily Skye has given birth to her baby boy on the floor at home, revealing the dramatic birth in a series of photos on Instagram. The ... Read More...

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Birth Story: ‘I was diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant’

Anita ButterworthJune 18, 2020

Already mum to one miracle child, Jessica Allen was thrilled when she finally fell pregnant again after 18 months of trying. After almost losing her firstbo... Read More...

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Birth story: ‘I had an accidental home birth … twice’

Anita ButterworthJune 7, 2020

With one unplanned home birth already under her belt, Kirsty Gale was determined to make it to the hospital for the arrival of her third daughter. But as th... Read More...

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Birth Story: The car park birth caught on camera

Anita ButterworthApril 22, 2020

With all the drama of a movie script, this heart-thumping birth story is equal parts beautiful and thrilling ... and it was all captured on camera. Anna ... Read More...

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Birth story: ‘My body was shutting down’

Anita ButterworthMarch 19, 2020

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 finall... Read More...

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