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 - Katrina and baby Thomas
Katrina is a first time mum who was induced in hospital and had an unplanned cesarean at 38 weeks + 6 days. The digital pack gave her knowledge to use BRAIN and make informed decisions throughout pregnancy and labour which helped her to feel empowered and calm. Katrina says, ‘One of the theatre staff said they'd not seen someone so calm and I put it all down to this course.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Chloe and baby Poppy
Chloe is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 6 days. She used breathing techniques and different birthing positions to help her through labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Ho-Yun and baby Felix
Ho-Yun is a second time mum who had a VBAC in hospital at 40 weeks. She was prepared and well informed by completing the digital pack and she describes her birth as a ‘healing’ experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Louise and baby Florence
Louise is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 38 weeks + 6 days. She practiced hypnobirthing and says that, ‘knowledge is power. It kept me so, so calm and when things happened, instead of worrying or feeling out of control, I recognized where I was in the process of labour and felt excited and informed. I just felt calm the whole way through .’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Becky and baby Huey
Becky is a second time mum who had her baby at 41 weeks + 1 day at home. She thanks the PBC for, ‘helping me to become educated & empowered in my birth preferences & wishes.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Alaa and baby Mya
Alaa is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She wrote down her birth preferences and found these useful during labour. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Crystal and baby boy
Crystal is a third time mum who had her baby at home at 40 weeks + 3 days. She says, ‘giving birth at home was the best option for me and I couldn’t have done it without the course. I’m so over joyed with the impact the hypnobirthing course had on my labour, delivery and post natal recovery.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Debbie and baby Spencer
Debbie is a first time mum who had her baby in hospital at 40 weeks + 4 days. Her labour did not progress as she had hoped but she looks back on it as a positive experience. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Mum and baby boy
This first time Mum had her baby in hospital at 41 weeks + 5 days. She was able to make decisions during labour and says, ‘I was so grateful to feel empowered with knowledge to make these decisions thanks to the PBC course.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Elizabeth and baby girl
Elizabeth is a first time mum who was induced, due to pre-eclampsia, and had her baby at 39 weeks + 4 days. She completed the digital pack and says, ‘I loved learning about the science behind labour and delivery and will continue to apply the skills I learnt to daily life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Nicola and baby Callie
Nicola is a first time mum who had her baby in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 4 days. Her birth progressed as she had pictured it and she says, ‘We were both prepared and relaxed throughout and I felt empowered to make decisions that felt right to me.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Maria and baby Alexander
Maria is a first time mum who was induced and had her baby In a midwife led unit, in hospital, at 39 weeks + 3 days. Her labour was not straightforward but ultimately she, ‘felt empowered in [her] decisions through [her] prep with PBC and [she is] so happy that [she] had some tools to work with along the way.’ Read her birth story here…
Birth story - Suzie and baby Pixie
Suzie is a second time mum who had her baby in the pool at her local hospital at 39 weeks + 3 days. She could identify each stage of labour and was able to trust her body to birth her baby, using hypnobirthing tools. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Frances and baby Hugo
Frances is a second time mum who had her baby, in the pool, in a midwife led unit at 39 weeks + 3 days. This labour was very different to her fist and she found it harder to remain in control but managed to and as a result says, ‘I have never felt so empowered in my life.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Rachel and baby girls
Rachel is a first time mum who had her twins by cesarean at 38 weeks. The PBC helped her to accept and embrace a cesarean birth and taught her husband to support her throughout the process. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Karine and baby Milena
Karine is a second time mum who had her baby at 39 weeks + 4 days in hospital. She describes it as, ‘an incredible experience and I am so grateful for all the hypnobirthing tools that helped me stay in control throughout.’ Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Jeni and baby Ruby
Jeni is a second time mum whose baby decided to make an unexpectedly speedy arrival at home before the midwives arrived. Although this was not planned, it was a positive experience nonetheless. 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 - Bek and baby boy
Bek is a first time mum who had an unplanned cesarean at 40 weeks + 4 days. Although her labour took many turns and she sometime lost focus she managed to bring it ‘back to green’ and make decisions for her and her baby. Read her positive birth story here…
Birth story - Linh and baby Jayden
Linh is a first time mum who had a water birth in her local midwife led unit, at 39 weeks. She and her husband worked as a team during labour with breathing techniques being their most useful tool. Read their positive birth story here…