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'I Gave Birth In The Bathroom': One Mum's Story Of Her Surprise Labour

When your baby wants out, it’s not always where you planned. But, as this mum found, you can’t argue with nature

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‘My Baby Was Born At The Bus Stop:’ One Mum's Story Of Her Surprise Labour

When your baby wants out, it’s not always where you planned. But, as this mum found, you can’t argue with nature

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‘I Had My Son Outside Waitrose’: One Mum's Story Of Her Surprise Labour

When your baby wants out, it's not always where you planned. But, as this mum found, you can't argue with nature

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'My Labour Was Pain-Free': One Mum's Story

This mum really did experience the kind of birth that the rest of us can hardly believe is possible

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What It's Really Like To Have A Freebirth: Read This Mum's Story

This mum really did experience the kind of birth that the rest of us can hardly believe is possible

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‘I Orgasmed During Birth’: Read This Mum's Story

This mum really did experience the kind of birth that the rest of us can hardly believe is possible

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‘I FaceTimed My Family During Labour:’ Read This Mum’s Story

Increasing numbers of women are finding social media gives them support during labour. Find out how this mum used FaceTime

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‘I Had My Baby On TV’: Read This Mum’s Birth Story

Increasing numbers of women are sharing their stories on social media. Would you?

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'I Got Pregnant On The Pill:’ One Mum's Story

How could anyone miss those telltale signs of nausea and exhaustion? Well, if you're not expecting to be, erm, expecting, it's easier than you think...

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‘I Was Told I Couldn’t Conceive Naturally': One Mum's Story

How could anyone miss those telltale signs of nausea and exhaustion? Well, if you’re not expecting to be, erm, expecting, it’s easier than you think…

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‘I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant:’ Read This Mum's Story

How could anyone miss those telltale signs of nausea and exhaustion? Well, if you’re not expecting to be, erm, expecting, it’s easier than you think…

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‘I Had My Baby On The Loo’ Read This Mum’s Birth Story

Sometimes births don’t go the way you expect, but for this mum her labour was surprisingly easy

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‘My Husband Delivered Our Baby’ Read This Mum’s Birth Story

You’ve planned every detail of your birth right down to the temperature of the water in the birth pool, but sometimes babies have their own ideas about how they come into the world

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‘I Was Happy To Have An Emergency C-Section’ Read This Mum’s Birth Story

You think you want a natural drug-free birth, but sometimes the way your baby arrives couldn’t be further from how you imagined as this mum found out

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'My Labour Lasted Three Days:’ Read This Mum’s Birth Story

It’s impossible to guess how long your labour will take, as this mum discovered

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‘I Had A Baby In Three Hours:’ Read This Mum’s Birth Story

It’s impossible to guess how long your labour will last, as this mum discovered

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‘My 50 Hour Labour:’ Read This Mum’s Birth Story

While some babies arrive before you’ve had time to turn on the TENS machine, others take longer, much longer… as this mum found out

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'Hypnobirthing Got Me Through My Home Birth:' Read This Mum's Birth Story

Having a home birth can be an amazing and unique experience – with the right help – as this mum discovered

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I gave birth in a midwife-led unit: Katie's story

One M&B reader shares her story of giving birth with midwife-led care

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I gave birth in a midwife-led unit: Heather's story

Wanting better aftercare, this M&B reader decided to use a midwife-led unit.

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