Real life Australian birth stories

Orange is the New Black actress reveals birth emergency

Anita ButterworthAugust 16, 2018

Australian actress Yael Stone has detailed the dramatic birth of her first child, revealing how her planned homebirth turned into an emergency c-section. ... Read More...

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Phillipa’s emotional journey to surrogacy and breastfeeding

Anita ButterworthAugust 10, 2018

Phillipa thought any chance of becoming a mum was gone after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at just 33. But through the incredible generosity of a s... Read More...

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Kristy and Alan Wilkie unassisted homebirth

Four siblings witness brother’s unassisted homebirth

Anita ButterworthAugust 9, 2018

Kristy and Alan Wilkie always knew they wanted a big family and after their fourth bub, they thought their tribe was complete. But their little surprise Ham... Read More...

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‘My pregnancy almost killed me’: grieving mum’s warning

Anita ButterworthAugust 6, 2018

Kristy Watson admits accepting her pregnancy as a single mum wasn't easy, but her growing bump gave her a strength she didn't know she had. She was ready to... Read More...

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Meet the brothers melting hearts across the world

Anita ButterworthAugust 3, 2018

They are the brothers melting hearts across the world - gorgeous, ginger-haired Mikey and his premmie brother Jake. The video of these two having their f... Read More...

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Why some mums lick their babies after birth

Anita ButterworthJuly 19, 2018

It's a tender moment snapped just seconds after birth - a mum cradling her newborn, but instead of kissing her baby, this mum gently licks her baby. The ... Read More...

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Mum unexpectedly gives birth in the shower at home

Anita ButterworthJuly 6, 2018

Kimberley Northcott wanted a natural, intervention-free hospital birth for her third baby - and she almost got everything she wished for. But her baby had o... Read More...

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Dad ‘breastfeeds’ newborn after emergency c-section

Anita ButterworthJuly 2, 2018

They are the 'breastfeeding' images that have gone viral around the world, and with good reason. Maxamillian Neubauer stepped up to the plate and 'breast... Read More...

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‘I wish I knew’: Mum’s heartbreaking pregnancy warning

Anita ButterworthJune 22, 2018

Sandra Dagher's second pregnancy was perfect. A textbook nine months with no morning sickness, just the joy of a second little boy on the way. But on the ev... Read More...

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Kassie Stewart birth story pre-eclampsia

‘Get checked, please’: Mum’s heartbreaking pre-eclampsia warning

Anita ButterworthJune 12, 2018

Kassie Stewart was 25 weeks pregnant with her first longed-for baby, and couldn't wait to become a mum. She'd been collecting baby clothes for two years and... Read More...

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En caul c-section birth caught on camera

Anita ButterworthJune 6, 2018

While every birth is beautiful, baby Maria's grand entrance was exceptional - the little bub arriving via c-section still in her amniotic sac. Babies bor... Read More...

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Headache turns into emergency birth for Melbourne mum

Anita ButterworthMay 10, 2018

What started off as a headache at 35-weeks pregnant turned into a fight for survival for Jessica Barnett and her baby. The Melbourne mum says she wants w... Read More...

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Unplanned home birth: Grandma catches baby in the shower

Anita ButterworthMay 4, 2018

Already a mum to one, Jo Morgan Elatam was pretty sure she'd know when it was time to head into hospital to have her second little bundle of joy. But her li... Read More...

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The rainbow baby Hypnobirth of Fíadh Boyle

Stacey Astley-ClarkApril 26, 2018

All births are special, but perhaps none quite so moving as the birth of rainbow baby Fíadh Boyle, who came into the world two years after her stillborn bro... Read More...

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Woman gives birth in the Red Sea, emerges like a goddess

Anita ButterworthMarch 14, 2018

It's the water birth with a great big twist - the incredible moment a woman emerges from the Red Sea, just minutes after giving birth ... looking like she's... Read More...

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