Positive Birth Stories
Read real, positive birth stories from our community. From inductions, C-sections, twin births, vbac, homebirths, water birth, elective c-sections, second time mum births and more there’s hundred’s of birth stories for you to read. Looking for a particular kind of birth story? You can use our search bar or filter below to find it. If you would like to submit your own birth story, please do so here.
Birth type
- Birth Centre
- Group B Strep
- Home Birth
- Second Time Mum
- VBAC
- breech
- fifth time mum
- first time mum
- fourth time mum
- gentle cesarean
- gestational diabetes
- home birth
- hospital birth
- induction
- midwife led unit
- natural twin birth
- obstetric cholestasis
- planned cesarean
- pre-eclampsia
- second time mum
- third time mum
- twin pregnancy
- unplanned cesarean
- vaginal birth
- water birth
Birth story - Patricia and baby Julian
Patricia is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 6 days. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘the knowledge and skills I learned were vital,’ as they helped her to make her birth better. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Polly and baby Elio
Polly is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital, at 38 weeks. She used hypnobirthing to prepare and says of her VBAC, ‘Even if things don’t fully go ‘to plan’ the experience can still be truly healing.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jenn and baby girl
Jenn is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks. She says she read the book and it made her much less anxious about birth, and ‘it truly helped (her) get through my labour.’ Read her positive birth story here…