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 - Amanda and baby Saga
Amanda is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 1 day. The information gained from the digital pack empowered her and her husband to trust in her body and have a positive birth experience. Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Jill and baby Theodore
Jill is a first time mum who had her birthday in hospital at 41 weeks. She says, ‘If it wasn’t for PBC I would not have been able to prepare and educate myself for every possible scenario.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chelsea and baby Della
Chelsea is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. When talking of her birth she says, ‘I was on a complete high for about a week after she was born and felt like the strongest person in the world which I truly believe is down to the positive birth company.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Ancuta and baby Ezra
Ancuta is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. Hypnobirthing helped her through labour and she says she had, ‘a very positive birth experience that erased my previous birth trauma.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alexandra and baby Arlo
Alexandra is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital. She was grateful for the PBC as they helped her to prepare for birth in a country she only moved to mid pregnancy. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gwen and baby Hugo
Gwen is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 40 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘Hypnobirthing allowed us to have the positive birth experience we longed for and will hold in our hearts forever.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Saffa and baby Layla
Saffa is a first time mum who was induced, in hospital, because of pre-eclampsia. She gained tools from the digital pack which empowered her to use BRAIN and be in control during pregnancy and labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Keeley and baby Arlo
Keeley is a first time mum who had her baby by unplanned cesarean at 40 weeks. Her labour could be seen as ‘traumatic’ but she says, ‘I felt in control, I felt powerful, my partner was incredible, the staff were excellent and now we have a beautiful baby boy.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abigail and baby Atticus
Abigail is a first time mum who had a natural, unplanned cesarean at 42 weeks + 2 days. She says, ‘I genuinely believe that reading the PBC book and birth stories gave me the strength and power to use my BRAIN, believe in myself and make my own decisions and to embrace the whole birth experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Carah and baby Saoirse
Carah is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital ay 42 weeks, after being induced. Hypnobirthing gave her the tools to use BRAIN to make the best decisions for her and her baby during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emily and baby girl
Emily is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks + 6 days, due to baby being ‘unstable lie.’ She was able to maintain an air of calm throughout labour and when things took a turn after giving birth, due to techniques she learn from PBC. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Madeleine and baby Skylar
Madeleine is a first time mum who was induced in hospital at 42 weeks, during Covid-19 restrictions. She says, ‘Hypnobirthing really helped me to understand my body, birth and it kept me relaxed.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mariya and baby Henry
Mariya is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks, following induction. She found hypnobirthing helpful from early on in pregnancy and says, ‘PBC was there every step of the way and even though I had an induction it was MAGIC.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Hannah and baby girl
Hannah is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 39 weeks + 4 days. She suffered from Hyperemesis gravidarum during pregnancy so, in comparison, viewed her rather long labour as, ‘an absolute breeze.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rachael and baby Theo
Rachael is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 1 day, in Portugal. She was faced with a rather pushy doctor but hypnobirthing enabled her to advocate for herself and make informed decisions. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Beth and baby Kit
Beth is a first time mum who had a cesarean due to baby being in transverse lie position. She credits the digital pack for empowering her to being able to navigate a potentially daunting scenario confidently, and feel positively about it. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Dee and baby girl
Dee is a first time mum who was induced, and went on to have a gentle cesarean, at 38 weeks. She was able to use BRAIN during labour and says, ‘I felt very empowered to advocate not only for myself but also my baby.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mari and baby Llewelyn
Mari is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital, at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic. She says, ‘despite a premature birth and COVID restrictions making everything more difficult, I entered labour feeling calm, confident and excited - I couldn't have done it without The Positive Birth Company!’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rebecca and baby Beatrice
Rebecca is a second time mum who had her baby in hospital. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘the hypnobirthing course gave me the confidence to recognise that my body was built for this process and that my feelings during birth [were] my natural instincts.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Tânia and baby Zara
Tânia is a first time mum who was induced, in hospital, at 38 weeks + 2 days. Her birth did not go as she had hoped but she says, ‘I wouldn’t have had such a positive experience without the Positive Birth Company.’ Read her positive birth story here…