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 - Isis and baby Nina
Isis is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 2 days. She laboured at home and was somewhat surprised with how fast baby came after arriving in hospital! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Bianca and baby Maya
Bianca is a second time mum who had a water birth in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I didn't at any point feel out of control, I felt fully supported and listened to by my mum, my husband, my midwife and my student midwife.’ Read her positive birth story here…
New Zealand Birth story - Lizzie and baby Oscar
Lizzie is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool, in hospital, at 38 weeks + 3 days. She says she, ‘Can’t advocate for hypnobirthing enough and all the info in the PBC course is so so valuable. Would recommend it to everyone!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Isaac
Lauren is a first time mum who had a water birth at a midwife led unit, at 41 weeks + 5 days. She is grateful for the Positive Birth Company as she felt empowered to trust in her body and to advocate for herself and her baby after completing the digital pack. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Precious and baby Havana
Precious is a second time mum who was inducted in hospital and had her baby at 41 weeks + 5 days. Her birth did not go as she had hoped but, with help from the PBC and FIVEXMORE , she still had a positive experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Stephie-Jade and baby Maeva
Stephie-Jade is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She was focused and calm whilst labouring at home and had her baby just 10 minutes after arriving in hospital! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time mum had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack and says of her birth, ‘Honestly the entire thing I consider positive and this hypnobirthing course helped me immensely during the it all.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lauren and baby Georgia
Lauren is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 39 weeks + 2 days. She was able to use hypnobirthing techniques to prepare and stay calm and says, ‘despite my birth going pretty much oppositely to how I wanted it too, it was an overall positive experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time mum had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. After a rocky start to her pregnancy she had a positive birth and says, ‘I did it unmedicated and it honestly was the absolute best birth I could have asked for.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Rachel and baby Avery
Rachel is a fourth time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 35 weeks + 1 day. She was able to use hypnobirthing to make informed decisions and to stay calm during her birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby Carter
Zoe is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘I was so proud of myself that despite the things that happened outside of my control I still made decisions that I knew were best for baby and I.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Latiesha and baby Amelia
Latiesha is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit. Before completing the digital pack she was ‘terrified’ of giving birth but the course helped her to realise that her body is made to birth her baby and helped her to think positively about birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Natasha and baby Isla
Natasha is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 1 day. She completed the digital pack to prepare and says, ‘I am so grateful to PBC and all the wonderful birth stories I read on here. My birth was everything I could have wanted and more. Feeling like superwoman still!’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Catherine and baby Eve
Catherine is a second time mum who was induced in hospital, due to reduced movements, at 39 weeks. She was able to use BRAIN during labour to make the best decisions for her and her baby, despite it not going as she had hoped she still felt ‘euphoric’ when baby was born. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nicola and baby Amelia
Nicola is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She remained calm and relaxed throughout and says, ‘when I tell our story to family/friends I often get replies like “wow, I never knew birth could be like that”.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Charley and baby Reg
Charley is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She says, ‘I used the tools from PBC and my gut told me this was the right choice for me.’ She also found Freya helped her to stay calm and focused throughout labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Virginie and baby Robin
Virginie is a second time mum who had a water birth in hospital. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘the course not only helped my husband and I have an extremely positive experience, it also helped me process and make peace with my first birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Mila
Chloe is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 5 days. She says, ‘a big thank you is in order to the positive birth company, I wouldn’t have felt so confident if it wasn’t for the amazing hypnobirthing course.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Zoe and baby Henry
Zoe is a first time mum who had a planned cesarean at 39 weeks due to baby being breech. Completing the digital pack helped to excite her about giving birth and to find the positives when the birth she’d ‘hoped for’ was no longer possible. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Caren and baby boy
Caren is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She completed the digital pack and gained tools to make informed decisions during labour. Read her positive birth story here…