Birth Options
‘She pulled the baby out herself!’ Mum delivers own baby via c-section
"I guess it's kind of second nature to me to pull babies out."
What to do when baby is born before you get to hospital
Women often express a fear of giving birth en route to the hospital, and these fears have some basis.
Should we start calling C-sections 'belly births'?
This new term is hoping to bring power back to mothers who've given birth that way.
Obesity crisis hits Australia's maternity wards
Researchers find that women's weight is behind significant number of pregnancy complications, including stillbirths.
Why does Australia fear home births?
Australia has the third lowest rate of planned home births among a group of developed nations at 0.4 per cent.
Why giving birth in water is becoming more popular
Kelly Boateng has given birth in water three times. Research shows for low-risk women, water births come with many benefits.
Stages of Labour
Should these phrases be banned from the delivery room?
Over-dramatic, anxiety-provoking and violent language should be kept out of the birthing suite.
Put down the ice chips: eating and drinking during labour is safe
Women have long been told to avoid eating or drinking during labour due to concerns around the risk of vomiting or aspiration.
Birth Stories
Mum gives birth to 6.4kg baby boy
The newborn wears nappies made for five-month-old babies.
Woman, 45, goes to hospital for kidney stones - comes home with a baby
Beth Clay was shocked to say the least.
Birth trauma is not just for women: the new dads suffering post-traumatic stress disorder
"I should have been so happy."
Postnatal Depression
Chrissy Teigen fears she'll suffer from postnatal depression again
She is understandable nervous about suffering the same fate again.
Singing with your baby can help ease postnatal depression
Mums and bubs singing groups can help reduce the severity of postnatal depression, a recent study suggests.
What new mums are really thinking - but too scared to share
Cartoon series
What I learnt about motherhood and PND on the psych ward
My heart had fallen out and my entire body ached with fatigue.
'Just feed them Weet-Bix': The advice that got Natasha through postnatal depression
It took Natasha Stewart numerous attempts to find the help that was right for her.
Women pull back from brink of perinatal mental illness
Emily* ticked all the boxes. The kind of boxes no pregnant woman wants to tick.