Articles Tagged: HomeBirth

Dad delivers baby - then takes to the stage minutes later!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 11, 2011

A tenor delivered his baby son, then hot-footed it to New York's Metropolitan Opera to appear on stage in Le Comte Ory just ...

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Mum tweets through labour

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 9, 2011

Throughout her pregnancy, mum of two Mel Wilson had updated her 677 Twitter followers with news of her third child's ...

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Real life stories: I had my baby at home just as we planned

By Rachel Whittle, Jan 13, 2011

Alison, 33, from London, gave birth to her third child in her lounge. When did you know you were in labour? Anneliese ...

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Tweet-a-boo - mum live tweets her homebirth

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 21, 2010

Instead of resting between contractions, or glugging away on the gas and air, Fi Star-Stone was logging onto Twitter and ...

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'Home births not dangerous,' says General Secretary of Royal College of Midwives

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 16, 2010

The General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, Cathy Warwick, has responded to claims from doctors that home births ...

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Hero dad delivers baby after hospital turns mum away TWICE

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 13, 2010

When heavily pregnant Emma Habens' waters broke she headed straight to her local maternity unit at the North Hampshire ...

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Real life story: Two beautiful experiences!

By Caroline Cassidy, Jun 23, 2010

This week we are talking to Melanie Gray about the births of her two sons. You have two sons, James who will be two in ...

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Dilemma of the day: Should I choose a home birth?

By Rachel Burge, Dec 22, 2009

Q: I am newly pregnant with my second child. My first baby was born in hospital which was fine, but I am thinking about a ...

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