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woman holding newborn baby with sister beside her

This is birth: With my sister by my side

Watch this incredibly calm mama undergo her second C-section with help from…

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.

mom holding newborn son while older son stands behind her

This is birth: A home waterbirth story

Watch as this sweet family of three becomes four. Videographer for Birth…

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…

mom breastfeeding newborn baby

This is birth: An epidural birth story

This quietly beautiful birth film features a strong mama laboring in a…

mom holding newborn baby

This is birth: An HBAC story

Watch this intense, inspiring birth video of a strong mama calmly catching…

birth center: birth story mother holds newborn after giving birth

This is birth: A birth center story

“Birth is intense. It’s beautiful. It’s transformative. It’s both an immense biological…

mom showing new baby to her older child

This is birth: A twin family home birth

A twin family home birth: Watch this birth video of a mama…

cesarean birth

This is birth: A gentle Cesarean birth story

“Mom specifically asked for a clear drape during her C-section. Mom and…

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.

mother giving birth via gentle c-section in the operating room

What is a ‘gentle’ C-section?

The C-section procedure itself stays the same, but the mood is different.

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…

parents dancing while in labor

Dancing during labor

Who knew dancing could be great for preparing to give birth?

playdough c-section viral video

Mom creates realistic playdough C-section for her son

Videos of the 'surgeries' performed by the mother-son team are going viral.

mom with baby on chest has unplanned c-section

My birth story: What my unplanned C-section taught me about motherhood

When I look back now I can see the story more clearly, not just the fear and disappointment—but the joy.

women looking down at newborn baby - essay on struggling to find joy in motherhood

Karina on postpartum depression and struggling to find joy in motherhood

"I love my baby…I think... I don’t have all this motherhood stuff figured out yet..."

This viral video simulates birth in an incredibly eye-opening way

A balloon & a ping pong ball are the perfect tools for a lesson on childbirth.

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