birth

Life

My birth story: I am a dad and I delivered my baby by accident

The situation got serious, quickly.

Life

My birth story: I was pregnant as my mother was dying

How was I supposed to hold inexplicable joy and inexplicable grief at the same time?

Celebrity News

Jason Momoa recalls the mad airport dash to his daughter’s birth: ‘Get out of the way!’

"I missed about 70 calls," he told Esquire. He woke up and freaked out.

Life

My birth story: I gave birth in a car

I knew what this meant: He was crowning, and we had to park.

Life

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

I was strong. I was powerful. I was beautiful. I'd done it!

Health & Wellness

Christina Anstead’s important message for postpartum mamas: You need to be taken care of, too

"I always want to be the people pleaser in the family and make sure everyone knows how much I care about them—but in doing so I wasn't taking care of myself," shares Anstead.

Life

This mama’s viral post is an honest example of why we need more parental leave

"I still have stitches and I'm still bleeding, an obvious sign that I have not yet recovered from delivering my baby, even six weeks later," shares Skrysak.

Life

Postpartum recovery is hard—and we need to talk more about it

This is the truth, the reality of childbirth.

Pregnancy

What went viral this week: Toddler BFFs & a teacher who gave birth at school

In an age when outrage and anger dominate online spaces, we fill this space with uplifting news each week.

Life

My birth story: Two weeks late in a birth center

I started to feel like a watched pot. #StillPregnant became my personal hashtag.

Health & Wellness

Doulas are not welcome with this OBGYN—and it is wrong on so many levels

My concern is with the culture that got us here.

Celebrity News

Bachelor star Jade Roper Tolbert had an accidental home birth in her closet

"My waters broke and 75 minutes later I gave birth to our healthy baby boy while clutching a bench in our closet," shares Tolbert.