Birth stories

Today's Parent deputy editor Leah Rumack shares her experience with a planned C-section — including an unexpected complication.

“All that matters is you had a healthy baby.” Uh, no.

Lauren Chenault decided to photograph her own son’s birth and we're blown away with the results.

How hospitals are revolutionizing the experience of delivering by C-section.

The Love It or List It host shares her sweet birth story with some pretty real images.

Turns out, telling women to bear down and push as hard as they can during childbirth may not be necessary.

Double beds and deep tubs, but no epidurals. Birth centres are the cozy midpoint between home and hospital for midwife-assisted low-risk deliveries. Expectant mothers are choosing them for many reasons, including the focus on comfort and community, and the ability to allow birth to happen with minimal medical intervention. So why aren’t there more of them?

"The day I officially became a mother was also a day of intense physical and psychological trauma for me."

A “natural” delivery makes sense in theory, but isn’t right for everyone, writes Tara-Michelle Ziniuk.

After a less-than-ideal delivery, managing editor Katie Dupuis wasn’t happy with her body. Four months later, she’s changed her tune.

Jason Larke didn't expect to see his third child being born. But thanks to a new virtual reality device, he got to be there for his son's debut.

Health regulator advises that low-risk home births are as safe as hospital births, except for first-time mothers. One seasoned home birth mom weighs in.

What to expect if you need to be induced.

Today's Parent's Nadine Silverthorne shares her birth experiences—one an emergency C-section and the other a VBAC.

Managing editor Katie Dupuis shares her birth story.

Today's Parent contributing editor Karen Robock shares her unexpected birth experience.