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Pregnancy — Birth Stories

Kirsty Cook: My birth story

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Navigating loss, an unexpected diagnosis and becoming a family of four
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Angela White: My birth story

5
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First-time mama Angela shares her hypnobirthing story
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Lauren-Grace Wilkinson: My birth story

7
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Lifestyle blogger Lauren shares the highs and lows of her birth story
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Sarah Tarleton: My birth story

5
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Chaotic or empowering? Model Sarah Tarleton shares her birth story
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Natasha Spacie: My birth story

5
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A heart defect, a wedding and a miracle baby!
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Beth Nicklinson: My birth story

5
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“I'm pleased I got the water birth I wanted, even if it was a long, slow start!”
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Lucy McCall: My birth story

5
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One mum’s account of complications through pregnancy
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Hollie Furbank: My birth story

5
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"I laid there in shock, thinking what just happened?!"
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Sarah Heard: My birth story

5
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The most exhausting but joyful of times
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Natalie Burridge: My birth story

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One mother’s battle with pre-eclampsia through pregnancy
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Kelly Coupland: My birth story

7
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One twin mum-to-be’s battle with placenta previa and pre-eclampsia
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Amy Uzokwe: My birth story

5
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The quickest ending to a very slow labour!
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Abbie Perry: My birth story

5
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“I was so wrapped up in the love I felt for her, that the whole birth seemed like a blur.”
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Gemma Utton: My birth story

7
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Mum’s experience with Group B Strep during pregnancy
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Jasmine Harvey: My birth story

3
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Pregnancy with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
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Maria: My birth story

7
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"I’d do it all again in a heartbeat."
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Sarah Dinsdale: My birth story

3
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“I still remember her first cry, it was music to our ears.”
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Olivia Bowen: My birth story

5
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Former Love Island star Olivia Bowen shares her birth story exclusively with The Edit
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Emily Smith: My birth story

5
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“My body started wanting to push, and it was the craziest feeling I’d ever experienced.”
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Having a Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC)

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Choosing a home birth over a C-section for my second delivery
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