At home, in hospitals, and even on an airplane: these real-life birth stories will inspire and amaze you.
As a younger mother—and especially as a Black mother—21-year-old Anya was very much at risk for having her voice silenced during her birth experience. Moms under 30 are more likely to report being mistreated or have their concerns ignored by medical providers while in labor, which can lead to deadly consequences. Black mothers are three to four times more likely to die during or after pregnancy or birth compared to white mothers. That's why Anya choose to have a midwife supported birth in a birth center.
No matter how it happened, my baby deserves a warm and fuzzy birth story.
Our maternal-fetal medicine doctor came in suddenly—and I knew that something was wrong.
The last few months have been shocking for Jenny, who delivered four boys by C-section and has no history of multiples in her family.
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My body is stretched beyond recognition, but I now find myself hoping and wishing that he would stay tucked safely inside just a little while longer.
It took less than an hour.
While the twin birth was certainly dramatic, the couple couldn't be happier with how it all unfolded. "It was literally ideal," Bode said. "[It was] a lot for everybody to experience, you couldn't have had it be cooler for everybody involved."
I would stay in bed all day and night. I’d stay up all hours of the night, sobbing, not understanding my feelings.
Although I didn't push, I gave birth just the same. It diminished nothing about the moment of becoming a mother again.
Jennifer Garner described giving birth as "romantic" and Kristen Bell totally disagreed.
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To twins, no less.
This story is unreal!
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"We always have a baby boom going on like this," says Allison Ronco, a critical care education coordinator and nurse for the hospital."
Bell says that she grappled with some guilt over her decision to have a home birth in the aftermath of this experience.
Holt is refreshingly open about every measure doctors took for induction.
A team of amazing doctors made it happen.