Birth stories

My instincts during my unplanned home birth were a total surprise

My instincts during my unplanned home birth were a total surprise

Saphina Waters

We shouldn’t have to live with 'broken vaginas'

Postpartum care

We shouldn’t have to live with 'broken vaginas'

Many women choose to live with the discomfort of birth injury because they’re embarrassed to seek help or their concerns are brushed off. That isn't right.

Leah McLaren

5 details from Mandy Moore's super relatable and beautiful birth story

5 details from Mandy Moore's super relatable and beautiful birth story

'This Is Us' star Mandy Moore shared ALL the details of her rollercoaster birth, and we're so glad to see a celebrity telling what labour is really like.

Today's Parent

These are the weirdest things we’ve EVER done (or demanded) during labour

These are the weirdest things we’ve EVER done (or demanded) during labour

From frantically sewing a Halloween costume to eating the equivalent of eight large McDonald’s fries, here are some of bonkers things moms do during labour.

Claire Sibonney

How my heart-shaped uterus changed my birth plan

How my heart-shaped uterus changed my birth plan

At 30 weeks pregnant, I found out I had a bicornuate uterus. All of a sudden, the home birth we'd been planning was no longer an option.

Chris Deacon

This baby was born 'pregnant' and had a C-section the next day

This baby was born 'pregnant' and had a C-section the next day

Talk about a birth story. This mom became a real life matryoshka doll when doctors discovered that her baby had another baby growing inside her.

Kevin John Siazon

15 wildest celebrity birth stories

15 wildest celebrity birth stories

These celebrity moms have some pretty eventful birth stories—from giving birth in the lobby to having the doctor die the day before the due date.

Ashwini Paradkar

Extreme birth story: An unbelievably fast labour

Extreme birth story: An unbelievably fast labour

Find out what happened during one woman's unbelievably fast labour.

Jason McBride

I kind of wish I’d gotten the epidural—both times I gave birth

I kind of wish I’d gotten the epidural—both times I gave birth

I know I should feel lucky, but so-called “natural,” drug-free birth wasn’t the blissful experience I expected. Would an epidural have made a difference?

Kate Daley

Kate Hudson never wants to think about her vagina being this big again

Kate Hudson never wants to think about her vagina being this big again

Kate Hudson, her baby-bump and her mom Goldie Hawn were recently on The Ellen show—and they revealed what happened the last time she gave birth.

Sarah Mariotti

So many things are happening in this chaotic car birth video

So many things are happening in this chaotic car birth video

First of all, the driver didn't pull over to the side of the road or even a parking lot. Yep, this mom gave birth while the car was still moving.

Kevin John Siazon

Chipotle went all out for a mom who gave birth in their parking lot

Chipotle went all out for a mom who gave birth in their parking lot

Burritos actually make for the perfect baby shower theme (just look at those cupcakes!). Why didn't we think of it before?

Kevin John Siazon

Serena Williams opens up about her scary birth and postpartum complications

Serena Williams opens up about her scary birth and postpartum complications

After a somewhat-secret pregnancy, Serena Williams welcomed Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. by emergency C-section. “And then everything went bad.”

Jessica Spera

Whoa! This mom got double the surprises in her twin delivery

Whoa! This mom got double the surprises in her twin delivery

A set of twins was just born in California, but while they may share DNA, they don't, in fact, share the same birthday, or even birth year!

Liz Krieger

The worst place on earth to give birth

The worst place on earth to give birth

Only five Canadian babies out of a thousand will die before their first birthday—in Tanzania, the same number is 51.

Leah McLaren

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

I spent years studying pregnancy loss, still birth and infant death. So when my son was born at 28 weeks, I had to forget everything I'd learned.

Sara Martel

I'm damn lucky to raise this frustratingly developmentally on-target kid

I'm damn lucky to raise this frustratingly developmentally on-target kid

Sasha started bleeding when she was 25 weeks pregnant. In a panic, she rushed to her OB/GYN's office. She reflects on her premature birth story.

Sasha Emmons

Can you hypnotize yourself to a pain-free birth?

Can you hypnotize yourself to a pain-free birth?

Babe, you’ve got the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Here’s how my hypnobirth went—and why it doesn't always work for some women.

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

Why many Northern Indigenous women are still relocated to deliver their babies

Why many Northern Indigenous women are still relocated to deliver their babies

Each year, more than 40,000 Canadian women from remote and rural communities must travel south to give birth—and they're often alone.

Bonnie Schiedel

C-section procedure: What to expect with a Cesarean delivery

C-section procedure: What to expect with a Cesarean delivery

Not knowing what you’re in for can be the scariest part. Here’s how a typical Cesarean section goes, from the anesthetic to healing at home.

Emily Senger