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Mom says her hospital sent her home when she was in labor—her baby was born 30 minutes later

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Nurse performs her own baby’s checkup immediately after giving birth

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All aboard! Woman delivers baby while on bus in Philadelphia

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You’ve got this, mama: 15 empowering quotes on giving birth

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My birth story: What my unplanned C-section taught me about motherhood

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My birth story: I wanted an unmedicated birth but back labor changed my mind

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My birth story: Two weeks late in a birth center

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My birth story: How adoption made me a mama

Getting Pregnant

26-year-old woman gives birth from frozen embryo nearly as old as her

Health & Wellness

First baby born after successful uterus transplant in America

Fourth Trimester

10 Ways To Find Humor Postpartum

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Dear NICU mama—I’m the nurse who sees you, everyday

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I Had Fake Labor and Still Birthed at Home

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5 Mistakes Partners Make During Labor

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A Birth Story in Pictures

Baby

To ‘room in’ or rest up? Why I chose sleep over snuggles at the hospital

Pregnancy

Believe it, baby: All birth is beautiful

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Why I Chose a Homebirth

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6 reasons to consider filming your baby’s birth

Life

I threw out my birth plan. I still got my beautiful baby girl.

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My baby came a month early—before I was ‘ready’

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How I survived labor without an epidural—and found my new purpose

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Jenny’s Birth Story: 40 Weeks, 4 Days

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Tiffani’s Birth Story: An Unplanned Appearance

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Chelsea’s Birth Story: Against the Plan