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This Is Birth

Experience the raw, beautiful journey of childbirth through real stories from moms. “This Is Birth” by Motherly celebrates the strength, love, and transformation of motherhood. Watch now!

This is birth: A hospital birth during a pandemic

With her husband by her side capturing every moment, this brave mama…

Updated May. 03, 2023

The heartwarming reason why this 8-year-old delivered her baby sister

How involving her daughter in her deliveries helped them both heal from pregnancy loss. 

Updated Feb. 26, 2018
Midwife supporting mom in labor

To the Black birth workers

Your impact and legacy does not go unnoticed.

Updated Dec. 16, 2022
dad supporting wife during birth

Dads during birth

For the men reborn alongside us: We see you. We love you.…

Updated Dec. 16, 2022
tiktok still images of childbirth

These viral TikToks show exactly what goes down AFTER vaginal birth

These educational videos take the mystery out of the first moments after childbirth.

Updated Jan. 25, 2023
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…

Updated Jan. 25, 2023

This is birth: A boy mom story

Watch this family welcome their third boy—all, amazingly, delivered in the same…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A NICU twins’ journey

See the NICU through this mama’s eyes, as she beautifully captures her…

Updated May. 03, 2023
dad overlooking wife after she gave birth

This is birth: A family hospital birth

“I love how different and sweet every mama’s emotions are after pulling…

Updated May. 03, 2023
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…

Updated May. 03, 2023
mom breastfeeding newborn baby

This is birth: An epidural birth story

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

Updated Jan. 25, 2023
mom holding newborn baby

This is birth: An HBAC story

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

Updated May. 03, 2023
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…

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is Birth: A Home Birth Story

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

Updated May. 03, 2023

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

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

Updated May. 03, 2023

This is birth: A waterbirth story

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

Updated May. 03, 2023
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…

Updated May. 03, 2023
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…

Updated Apr. 01, 2022
cesarean birth

This is birth: A gentle Cesarean birth story

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

Updated May. 03, 2023
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