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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.

This is birth: A C-section story

This is birth: A C-section story

“On the day that our son was born via C-section, I witnessed…

Updated Dec. 16, 2022
couple kissing after waterbirth

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.

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A powerful first cry

“Sweet Addison made a big entrance. The moment in between her delivery…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is Birth: A C-section gender reveal

Watch the precious moment when this mama wakes up and finds out…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A midwife birth story

Watch these skilled midwives help baby Ezra take his first breath. “The…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: An unmedicated hospital birth

“The moment of becoming a mother is a feeling that really can’t…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is Birth: A rainbow birth story

Watch this strong mama and her supportive husband work as a team…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A boy mom story

Watch this family welcome their third boy—all, amazingly, delivered in the same…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A NICU twins’ journey

See the NICU through this mama’s eyes, as she beautifully captures her…

Updated May. 03, 2023
mom breastfeeding a baby

This is birth: A delivery room gender reveal

Watch this mama welcome her 6th—but first “team green”— baby into the…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is Birth: A Home Birth Story

“Birth is not always the hurricane many times portrayed in the media;…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A first-time mama’s hospital birth

This beautifully shot video captures the nerves and joyful anticipation of giving…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A waterbirth story

Watch a second-time mama’s peaceful water delivery in a birth center, while…

Updated May. 03, 2023
woman kissing baby while in delivery room

This is birth: An induced labor

“There’s no single way to labor or give birth and I think…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A family home birth story

Watch this calm mama deliver her second child with her firstborn daughter…

Updated May. 03, 2023
mom holding a newborn baby while dad and toddler look

This is birth: A girl mom story

Watch the beautiful moment this mama gives birth to her second daughter.

Updated May. 03, 2023
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