Birth
It’s go time, mama! Whether you’re counting down the days or trying to plan ahead, learn more about giving birth with advice and essays from real mamas.
Birth is just the beginning
“While you’re sitting in your mesh undies in a hospital bed or…
Viral video of parents-to-be dancing during labor
This mama included dancing in her birth plan and we can’t get…
This is birth: An adoption journey
An adoption journey: Watch this husband and wife finally become parents after…
This is Birth: Bekah Martinez’s serene & empowered waterbirth
Bekah Martinez’s birth story: After 28 hours of laboring at home, the…
This is birth: A surrogacy journey
Watch the amazing journey between a surrogate and the family she carried…
This is birth: A C-section story
“On the day that our son was born via C-section, I witnessed…
This is birth: A hypnobirthing story
Watch this mama give birth at home while practicing hypnobirthing, which focuses on specific relaxation and calming techniques that help manage pain during labor.
This is birth: A powerful first cry
“Sweet Addison made a big entrance. The moment in between her delivery…
This is Birth: A C-section gender reveal
Watch the precious moment when this mama wakes up and finds out…
This is birth: A midwife birth story
Watch these skilled midwives help baby Ezra take his first breath. “The…
This is birth: An unmedicated hospital birth
“The moment of becoming a mother is a feeling that really can’t…
This is Birth: A rainbow birth story
Watch this strong mama and her supportive husband work as a team…
This is birth: A boy mom story
Watch this family welcome their third boy—all, amazingly, delivered in the same…
This is birth: A NICU twins’ journey
See the NICU through this mama’s eyes, as she beautifully captures her…
This is birth: A delivery room gender reveal
Watch this mama welcome her 6th—but first “team green”— baby into the…
This is Birth: A Home Birth Story
“Birth is not always the hurricane many times portrayed in the media;…
This is birth: A first-time mama’s hospital birth
This beautifully shot video captures the nerves and joyful anticipation of giving…
This is birth: A waterbirth story
Watch a second-time mama’s peaceful water delivery in a birth center, while…
This is birth: An induced labor
“There’s no single way to labor or give birth and I think…
This is birth: A family home birth story
Watch this calm mama deliver her second child with her firstborn daughter…