Birth Options
Link found between obesity and failed epidurals
Losing weight before falling pregnant may save mums-to-be a world of pain during labour.
'I fear I'll be judged if I have a caesarean'
Isn't safely bringing a baby into the world enough, without having to worry about the "how"?
'I wanted to show a good birth experience': blogger live streams labour on Facebook
Most mums-to-be have only a few people see them in active labour, but not Sarah Cantwell.
The big difference between my first and second caesareans
My first C-section went smoothly and my experience was perfect. So why was it so different when it came to my second caesarean?
How an epidural helped relieve this dad's labour pain
Each to their own, but for me it is Vote 1 epidural. It made it a smooth and enjoyable process ... for me.
Dangerous bleeding after childbirth could be treated with a $1 injection
A third of new mothers who suffer from deadly haemorrhage could be saved by a simple, low-cost treatment, a UK-led international study has found.
Stages of Labour
'Bring back my placenta': mum's plea to freezer thieves
A woman has made an emotional plea for the return of her son's placenta amid fears it's been eaten by the thieves who stole it from her freezer.
Facebook page celebrates vernix - AKA baby’s 'birthday frosting'
Birth Without Fear is celebrating vernix – or what they call 'birthday frosting' – by sharing a photo of a baby covered in a thick layer of vernix.
Birth Stories
'I thought the scale was broken!': mum welcomes 5.9kg baby
After a 9 hour drug-free labour one couple got the surprise of their lives.
Melbourne mum Adele Barbaro to livestream childbirth
A Melbourne mummy blogger plans to stream her childbirth live on Facebook to show "labour is nothing like the movies".
5 things I’ve learnt about giving birth
Having had three babies in three very different ways, I feel reasonably qualified to make this statement.
Postnatal Depression
How Mother's Day can be extra hard when you have postnatal depression
Mother's Day can be tough when you're suffering from postnatal depression.
'She was enthralled by motherhood': husband's grief for wife who died after postpartum psychosis
The husband of a BBC Antiques Roadshow expert who died after suffering a post-pregnancy panic attack has opened up about his wife's suspected postpartum psychosis.
John Legend admits he was unprepared for wife Chrissy's PND
Singer John Legend is his wife's biggest fan, but he's revealed how he wasn't "emotionally prepared" to deal with her post-natal depression.
PND and the feelings that scared me most
"I was shocked and horrified that I'd had this thought. That's not me."
Gold Coast hospital unit to treat anxious mums while keeping babies close
Queensland women at risk of serious perinatal mental health issues will be able to receive care without being separated from their babies at a new unit on the Gold Coast.
Chrissy Teigen opens up about her 'painful' battle with postnatal depression
Chrissy Teigen is refreshingly honest about parenting, but the model has kept her postnatal depression diagnosis and treatment private until now.