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woman holding newborn baby with sister beside her

This is birth: With my sister by my side

Watch this incredibly calm mama undergo her second C-section with help from…

Updated May. 03, 2023
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
mom holding newborn son while older son stands behind her

This is birth: A home waterbirth story

Watch as this sweet family of three becomes four. Videographer for Birth…

Updated Jan. 25, 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
mom breastfeeding newborn baby

This is birth: An epidural birth story

This quietly beautiful birth film features a strong mama laboring in a…

Updated Jan. 25, 2023
mom holding newborn baby

This is birth: An HBAC story

Watch this intense, inspiring birth video of a strong mama calmly catching…

Updated May. 03, 2023
birth center: birth story mother holds newborn after giving birth

This is birth: A birth center story

“Birth is intense. It’s beautiful. It’s transformative. It’s both an immense biological…

Updated May. 03, 2023
mom showing new baby to her older child

This is birth: A twin family home birth

A twin family home birth: Watch this birth video of a mama…

Updated Apr. 01, 2022
cesarean birth

This is birth: A gentle Cesarean birth story

“Mom specifically asked for a clear drape during her C-section. Mom and…

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
mother giving birth via gentle c-section in the operating room

What is a ‘gentle’ C-section?

The C-section procedure itself stays the same, but the mood is different.

Updated Oct. 11, 2022
Mother holding infant after c-section birth showing what happens during a c-section delivery

What happens during a C-section? A midwife answers your FAQs

The unknown can be scary, but knowledge is empowering.

Updated Oct. 10, 2022
parents dancing while in labor

Dancing during labor

Who knew dancing could be great for preparing to give birth?

Updated May. 03, 2023
playdough c-section viral video

Mom creates realistic playdough C-section for her son

Videos of the 'surgeries' performed by the mother-son team are going viral.

Updated Oct. 06, 2022
mom with baby on chest has unplanned c-section

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

When I look back now I can see the story more clearly, not just the fear and disappointment—but the joy.

Updated Oct. 05, 2022
women looking down at newborn baby - essay on struggling to find joy in motherhood

Karina on postpartum depression and struggling to find joy in motherhood

"I love my baby…I think... I don’t have all this motherhood stuff figured out yet..."

Updated Oct. 20, 2022

This viral video simulates birth in an incredibly eye-opening way

A balloon & a ping pong ball are the perfect tools for a lesson on childbirth.

Updated Jan. 25, 2023
baby swaddled in a hospital - essay about giving birth during a pandemic

Kayleigh on her anxiety about giving birth during a pandemic

"My anxiety levels were already high, but not knowing what could happen was making it worse."

Updated Oct. 20, 2022
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