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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.

Pregnant Mandy Moore is changing her birth plan after her platelets ‘dropped exponentially’

The This Is Us star is expecting a baby boy with husband Taylor Goldsmith.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
mom and dad holding newborn baby in the hospital

This rockstar mom gave birth in her car during a major snowstorm

The baby girl was born in the front seat of her parents' car during a nor'easter.

Updated Feb. 11, 2022
mom seeing baby right after a c-section

These beautiful birth photos give us hope for 2021

The mothers of the United States are strong enough to save it. These pictures prove it.

Updated Jan. 23, 2023

Birth is just the beginning

“While you’re sitting in your mesh undies in a hospital bed or…

Updated Dec. 21, 2020
nurses and parents-to-be dancing during labor

Viral video of parents-to-be dancing during labor

This mama included dancing in her birth plan and we can’t get…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: An adoption journey

An adoption journey: Watch this husband and wife finally become parents after…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is Birth: Bekah Martinez’s serene & empowered waterbirth

Bekah Martinez’s birth story: After 28 hours of laboring at home, the…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A surrogacy journey

Watch the amazing journey between a surrogate and the family she carried…

Updated May. 03, 2023
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
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