Real life Australian birth stories

Sky high delivery! Mum gives birth to baby mid-flight

Jenna GalleyJuly 3, 2017

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a ... baby! A mum in America has welcomed her third child in a sky-high birthing experience that takes surprise deliveries t... Read More...

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Not your average newborn – baby girl makes big debut

Jenna GalleyJune 13, 2017

Can you believe this sweet-faced baby girl is only three weeks old? Neither can we! But Carleigh Corbitt was only born last month! Carleigh may still be ... Read More...

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12-year-old helps deliver her baby brother

Jenna GalleyJune 9, 2017

When 12-year-old Jacee Carraway entered her mother's birthing suite last week, she was hoping she might get to witness her baby brother's birth. She never i... Read More...

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Hello World! The emotional video of baby’s first moment of life

Jenna GalleyJune 5, 2017

The moment you meet your little one for the first time is often indescribable. But when words fail, videos prevail. This touching compilation of babies' fir... Read More...

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VIDEO: newborn ‘walking’ just minutes after birth!

Jenna GalleyJune 2, 2017

It's a skill most babies don't pick up until sometime around their first birthday, but a baby girl from Brazil is proving that walking comes naturally to newbor... Read More...

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Bringing home babies – family shares their secrets to raising quintuplets

Jenna GalleyMay 28, 2017

After two miscarriages and many months of trying, Michael and Margaret Baudinet were starting to lose hope of ever becoming parents. Then Margaret discovere... Read More...

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The calmest c-section birth caught on camera

Jenna GalleyMay 6, 2017

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...

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This is what midwifery looks like around the globe

Anita ButterworthMay 5, 2017

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...

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Beauty of gentle breech birth captured in amazing video

Jenna GalleyMay 2, 2017

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...

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The emotional birth photography capturing first hellos

Jenna GalleyApril 28, 2017

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...

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Rainbow photo reveals double happiness after heartbreak

Jenna GalleyApril 25, 2017

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...

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Aussie mum gives birth in a ute – again!

Hejira ConveryFebruary 13, 2017

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...

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The IAPBA best birth photos of 2017 announced

Hejira ConveryFebruary 9, 2017

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...

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Whoa mama! That’s one big baby

Hejira ConveryOctober 20, 2016

The birth of a baby is always big news, but when Oaklyn Meredith Languille came into the world this week, it was really big news! The not-so-lit... Read More...

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Caul birthing: Watch as baby arrives in its amniotic sac

Hejira ConverySeptember 27, 2016

The moment a baby pops into the world is always an incredible, life-changing event. And when they make their entrance still completely enclosed in their amn... Read More...

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