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 - Tehlia and baby Arla
Tehlia is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. She was able to advocate for herself and make decisions about where and how she would like to birth her baby to help make her birth better. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Priv and baby Nylah
Priv is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. She completed the digital pack and found it completely changed her mindset about birth. She also found positive birth stories and affirmations helped her to prepare for birth. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alice and baby Edith
Alice is a second time mum who had her baby at 40 weeks + 12 days via induction in a midwife led unit. She credits the digital pack with, ‘providing me with the knowledge, power and tools I needed to have another amazing and empowering birth.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Kavita and baby girl
Kavita is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 1 day. Completing the digital pack enabled her to BRAIN and to remain calm during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Deanna and baby girl
Deanna is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool, at her local midwife led unit, at 41 weeks + 1 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She was able to use BRAIN to make the best choices for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sharvari and baby girl
Sharvari is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 6 days. She made many preparations for birth many of which were ignored when she was in the throws of labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Einir and baby Cai
Einir is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 3 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She credits her ‘much better’ second birth to hypnobirthing as she says, ‘knowledge is power.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Vicky and baby Kara
Vicky is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 4 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. Hypnobirthing helped her to stay calm and to gently breathe her baby out. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Harriet
Sarah is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. Hypnobirthing enabled her to trust her body and be confident in its ability to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ashleigh and baby Evelyn
Ashleigh is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks + 1 day. Hypnobirthing gave her the knowledge to make the best decisions for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Simran and baby Freya
Simran is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit in the pool. She credits hypnobirthing with empowering her to have a birth she actually misses. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nikita and baby Ezra
Nikita is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 41 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She felt truly supported by the Positive Birth Community and was able to use BRAIN to make decisions before and during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Amy and baby Freyja
Amy is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at a midwife led unit, during the coronavirus pandemic. She found hypnobirthing invaluable in helping her to achieve a ‘better’ birth than her first. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jade and baby boy
Jade is a first time mum who had a water birth at 41 weeks + 2 days in a midwife led unit, during the coronavirus pandemic. Jade describes her birth as ‘incredible,’ and accredits this to the tools, strength and determination she gained from her husband and the PBC. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Umm Ayyūb and baby boy
Umm Ayyūb is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 1 day, during the coronavirus pandemic. Completing the digital pack enabled her to trust in and listen to her body during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Billie and baby Elowyn
Billie is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 13 days, during the coronavirus pandemic. She used hypnobirthing tools to make informed decisions during pregnancy and labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Sarah and baby Eden
Sarah is a first time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local midwife led unit at 39 weeks. She describes her birth as, ‘the proudest moment of my life so far; I truly feel like a superhero.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Roshni and baby Kiaan
Roshni is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 2 days. She surrounded herself with positive thoughts about birth and went on to have a positive birth experience. Read her 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…
Birth story - Ruby and baby girl
Ruby is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 40 weeks, during the coronavirus pandemic. She, and her husband, used hypnobirthing tools to stay calm and in control and to trust her in her body to birth their baby. Read her positive birth story here…