Giving Birth - Everything You Need to Know - Motherly
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Birth

It’s go time, mama! Whether you’re counting down the days or trying to plan ahead, learn more about giving birth with advice and essays from real mamas.

mom breastfeeding a baby

This is birth: A delivery room gender reveal

Watch this mama welcome her 6th—but first “team green”— baby into the…

Birth is just the beginning

“While you’re sitting in your mesh undies in a hospital bed or…

This is Birth: A Home Birth Story

“Birth is not always the hurricane many times portrayed in the media;…

This is birth: A first-time mama’s hospital birth

This beautifully shot video captures the nerves and joyful anticipation of giving…

nurses and parents-to-be dancing during labor

Viral video of parents-to-be dancing during labor

This mama included dancing in her birth plan and we can’t get…

This is birth: A waterbirth story

Watch a second-time mama’s peaceful water delivery in a birth center, while…

This is birth: An adoption journey

An adoption journey: Watch this husband and wife finally become parents after…

woman kissing baby while in delivery room

This is birth: An induced labor

“There’s no single way to labor or give birth and I think…

This is Birth: Bekah Martinez’s serene & empowered waterbirth

Bekah Martinez’s birth story: After 28 hours of laboring at home, the…

This is birth: A family home birth story

Watch this calm mama deliver her second child with her firstborn daughter…

This is birth: A surrogacy journey

Watch the amazing journey between a surrogate and the family she carried…

mom holding a newborn baby while dad and toddler look

This is birth: A girl mom story

Watch the beautiful moment this mama gives birth to her second daughter.

mom holding baby in the NICU

This is birth: A NICU birth story

A NICU birth story: After arriving 5 weeks early and spending 15…

This is birth: A C-section story

This is birth: A C-section story

“On the day that our son was born via C-section, I witnessed…

couple kissing after waterbirth

This is birth: A hypnobirthing story

Watch this mama give birth at home while practicing hypnobirthing, which focuses on specific relaxation and calming techniques that help manage pain during labor.

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