Birth Stories
Dad ‘breastfeeds’ newborn after emergency c-section
They are the ‘breastfeeding’ images that have gone viral around the world, and with good reason. Maxamillian Neubauer stepped up to the plate and ‘breastfed’ […]
‘I wish I knew’: Mum’s heartbreaking pregnancy warning
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 […]
‘Get checked, please’: Mum’s heartbreaking pre-eclampsia warning
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 […]
En caul c-section birth caught on camera
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 born […]
Headache turns into emergency birth for Melbourne mum
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 […]
Unplanned home birth: Grandma catches baby in the shower
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 […]
The rainbow baby Hypnobirth of Fíadh Boyle
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 […]
Woman gives birth in the Red Sea, emerges like a goddess
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 […]
Meet the miracle sextuplets born 10 weeks early
Six tiny bundles, forming the most beautiful rainbow. Born more than 10 weeks early, the fraternal siblings have just arrived home – and their first […]
Rush hour: the heart-stopping birth in a hospital corridor
This is a birth that’s much like pregnancy itself – a slow build with a huge rush at the end. Jes Hogan had laboured for […]
Hypnobirthing helps mum give birth in car
As a hypnobirthing practitioner, Melissa Ayling was well prepared for the arrival of her second child – both physically and physiologically. But what she never expected […]
The unexpected homebirth of Lettie Lae
Birthing a babe is certainly worthy of a standing ovation, but Amy Stewart could never have imagined she’d be wheeled into hospital cradling her newborn […]
VIDEO: Surprised mum can’t believe she’s given birth
There’s a moment of wonder most new mums experience when their newborn is finally earthside, and this mumma captures it beautifully. In a video shared by […]
Doctor dressed as The Joker delivers Halloween baby (no joke)
While birth photos are often emotion-charged images, they can also capture the candid, unbelievable and sometimes whacky way our babies enter the world. Like the […]
Queensland mums gives birth on the side of the road
Most mums-to-be spend a fair chunk of their pregnancy wistfully imagining their baby’s birth – the soothing music, the calming massage and pain relief just a […]