Birth Stories

Sisters give birth to baby girls within hours of each other in the same hospital!

By Liz Stansfield, Feb 10, 2012

Sisters Nicole Jeffs and Elisa Pass both gave birth to baby girls, in the same hospital ward within hours of each other, despite being due two weeks apart

The miracle baby who survived six months of chemotherapy in his mother's womb after she refused to abort him

By parentdish.co.uk, Jan 22, 2012

This is Gabriel, the miracle baby who survived six months of chemotherapy whilst still in his mother's womb.

Women who gave birth very quickly - and not where they planned!

By Liz Stansfield, Jan 19, 2012

The stories behind the unusual birth stories and locations that have hit the headlines

All aboard! Mum gives birth on train after trying to beat rush hour traffic

By Liz Stansfield, Jan 17, 2012

A mum who gave birth on board a subway train in New York said she was trying to beat the morning rush hour traffic on her way to hospital.

Midwife delivers her own baby using a make-up mirror

By parentdish.co.uk, Dec 29, 2011

Midwife Claire Clarke-Wood has delivered thousands of babies - but never expected she'd have to deliver her own too.

Happy birthday to the twins born two years apart on the same day

By parentdish.co.uk, Dec 27, 2011

These are the blonde, blue eyed twins who celebrate their birthday on the same day - but amazingly while Lexi Dalgliesh will have four candles on her cake, her twin brother Rudridh, born exactly two years APART on the SAME date, will have just two candles.

Mum gives birth home alone two weeks early

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Dec 20, 2011

A mum from Liverpool has told the BBC how she delivered her third baby unassisted at home after she went into early labour!

Festive birth: We're making our second Christmas with Theo our first

By Eleanor Tucker, Dec 14, 2011

Gillian shares her Christmas birth story. Her baby boy, Theo was born six weeks early and was taken home on Christmas Eve

Mum gives birth in shop doorway!

By Liz Stansfield, Dec 12, 2011

New mum Sarah Plews gave birth in a shop doorway after midwives told her to go out and have some lunch, despite being overdue

Festive cousins: Our Christmas baby boys arrived on the same day

By Eleanor Tucker, Dec 10, 2011

Sophie gave birth to a baby boy just in time for Christmas, the same day as her sister-in-law

Festive birth: I listened to Christmas songs in the operating theatre!

By Eleanor Tucker, Nov 25, 2011

Rianda Sweeney, 36, knew a Christmas baby might be on the cards when she went into labour on the night of 23rd December 2010. Here she shares her festive tale...