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 - Hayley and baby R
Hayley is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 1 day. Hypnobirthing gave her tools to navigate labour as she says, ‘I felt more in control and knew what my body was doing, and why, all thanks to hypnobirthing.’ 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 - Rosie and baby Rae
Rosie is a first time mum who had a water birth at home at 41 weeks + 5 days. She completed the digital pack, with her husband, and was amazed at how it helped to train her mind to trust her body. She was left, ‘feeling like an absolute superwoman,’ after birth. 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 - Eva and baby Frida
Eva is a second time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit, in Spain, at 40 weeks + 5 days. She prepared her mind and body thoroughly for birth and found she was able to trust her body and instincts to birth her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Gabriella and baby Corinne
Gabriella is a first time mum who, unexpectedly, had her baby at home. Her birth did not go as planned but she, and her husband, were able to feel empowered and in control and say, ‘hypnobirthing really helped us to stay calm and support each other.’ Read their positive birth story here…
Birth story - Aisha and baby boy
Aisha is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 37 weeks + 6 days. She used hypnobirthing to prepare for birth and says, “The breathing was my life saver.” 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 - Helen and baby Louis
Helen is a first time mum who was transferred to a midwife led unit by ambulance as her labour progressed rather faster than anticipated, after being sent home after her initial hospital examination! 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 - Elizabeth and baby Ofelia
Elizabeth is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 4 days. She found positive affirmations helped to ground her during labour, and recalling the stages of labour and the many positive birth stories she had read during pregnancy also helped her through. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jenny and baby Antonio
Jenny is a first time mum who had her baby in her local midwife led unit at 40 weeks + 5 days. Hypnobirthing gave her the knowledge she needed to believe in her bodies ability to birth her baby naturally. 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 - Zahirah and baby Celestia
Zahirah is a second time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 5 days. She describes her birth as a, ‘Super amazing quick positive birth story.’ Read her positive birth story here…