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 - Emma and baby Luca
Emma is a second time mum who was induced in hospital at 39 weeks and gave birth in the attached midwife led unit. She describes her birth as ‘the most incredible thing ever in my life,’ ‘a fulfilling and healing experience.’ Read her positive and speedy birth experience here…
Birth story - Courtney and baby Cici
Courtney is a first time mum who gave birth in her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 2 days. She completed the digital pack which enabled her to feel prepared and helped her to achieve her positive water birth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby boy
Emma is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 38 weeks + 3 days. She believes that her positive mindset, brought on by going through the digital pack, was what helped her to have a calm and focussed water birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kate and baby boy
Kate is a first time mum who had her baby at her locasl midwife led unit. She describes her birth experience as ‘amazing and beautiful.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Katie and baby boy
Katie had her baby in her local midwife led unit in the pool. She listened to her body and was able to use information gained from the digital pack to understand what was happening and what stage of labour she might be at, even if the midwife didn’t believe her to begin with! Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Emma and baby Delilah
Emma is a second time mum who had a waterbirth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She was amazed at the power of hypnobirthing and how much it helped her to have a positive birth experience. Read her story here…
Birth story - Jasmine and baby Arlo
Jasmine had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 9 days. She downloaded the digital pack and found the breathing tools helpful with her anxiety during pregnancy and birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rachael and baby Torin
Rachael is a second time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to have a resorative and empowering birth experience. Read her positive waterbirth story here…
Birth story - Caroline and baby boy
Caroline is a third time mum who had a water birth at her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day. She found the digital pack to be helpful, especially the science, breathing techniques and positive affirmations. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Lydia and baby Athena
Lydia had her baby at her local midwife led unit, attached to the hospital. Before labour she ensured she was well equipped with the tools for a positive labour and was able to put them in to practice to achieve her goal. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Laura and baby Miller
Laura is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit on his due date. She found that the science part of the digital pack made so much sense and used up breathing to help her through her labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Abbey and baby Amélie
Abbey is a second time mum who had a VBAC at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. She found that this birth was a healing experience after her slightly traumatic first birth. She says that the digital pack helped her to feel prepared and informed, ready for whatever this birth may throw at her. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Cheryl and baby Louis
Cheryl is a first time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks + 14 days at her local midwife led unit. She watched the youtube videos and read the book and was able to use the information to help her have ‘the most wonderful experience.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Samantha and baby Isobelle
Samantha is a first time mum who had a wonderful waterbirth at her local midwife led unit. She says that ‘The Positive Birth Company gave me all the knowledge I needed to safely bring our daughter into the world.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Susan and baby Niamh
Susan had her baby in her local midwife led unit. She completed the digital pack with her husband and together they found the information they gained from it enabled them to make educated choices to help make their birth better. Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amrei and baby Tobin
Amrei is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack and found it helped to guide her through her birth experience. Read her positive water birth story here…
Birth story - Catherine and baby Milo
Catherine is a third time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. She found the digital pack and used it to help with her pretty speedy labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Eilish and baby Saoirse
Eilish is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 4 days. She had initially been nervous of the thought of birth but found that the digital pack helped to reduce her nerves and helped her to have a positive, natural birth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Victoria and baby Theodore
Victoria is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks. She completed the digital pack and found it helped her to achieve a positive birth. Read her story here…
Birth story - Harriet and baby Fred
Harriet is a first time mum who gave birth at her local midwife led unit at 41 weeks. She completed the digital pack with her husband and found that it helped them to be a team during labour, she describes him as the best ‘birth partner ever’. Read her positive birth story here…