All news on the topic: Giving birth

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Baby weighing 13lbs dubbed 'chunky monkey' and wears clothes for six-month-olds
Baby Tabitha from Ayrshire, Scotland, weighed in at nearly 13lb when she was born more than two weeks overdue and is already wearing clothes for three-month-olds
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'My wife won't let me watch our son's birth - she says I'm weak for being upset'
A dad-to-be won't be allowed to watch his wife give birth to their son after she banned him from the delivery room - and even called him 'weak' for being upset about it
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Mum unexpectedly gives birth in taxi on way home and driver won't accept a penny
Ebony-Paige Blank, 23, from Barne Barton gave birth to her beautiful baby, Khai, on February 28 while on her way to Derriford Hospital
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Woman who is nine months pregnant wows people as she runs a five-minute mile
Mum-of-two Makenna Myler has faced backlash after running a five-minute mile one month before her due date - but did it to show onlookers what bodies can be capable of
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Mum died in childbirth as doctor's warning against natural delivery 'got lost'
Lucy Howell died giving birth to her second daughter in 2021, and an inquest heard advice for her not to have a natural birth due to previous complications was "lost"
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Pandemic mums three years on - how life is for women who gave birth during Covid
We spoke to mums across the country about the joy and drama of pregnancy and birth during the pandemic. Today, we catch up with them for an update
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Pregnant Amy Childs in health scare as she calls hospital at 3am with scary pain
Amy Childs is expecting twins with her partner Billy Delbosq in April, but worried the tots might be arriving early after suffering from painful stomach cramps
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'One course of antibiotics cured my infertility issues after four miscarriages'
After four miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy, Diana Bowden, 39, feared she'd never get pregnant - then a simple course of antibiotics helped her conceive a miracle baby boy
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'I'm so glam other mums feel threatened - I even did my make-up to give birth'
Raven Dixon-Biggs claims other mums feel 'threatened' by her glam looks on the nursery run - and she even wore false eyelashes, nails, and a £300 wig to give birth
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Gemma Atkinson shrieks after accidentally flashing thong as she shows off bump
Pregnant TV star Gemma Atkinson shrieked after she accidentally flashed her thong as she was giving her fans an update on her bump
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'I made my wife cry reacting to her baby name choice - it's so outdated'
When a man's wife shared her chosen baby name with her husband and he laughed in her face she was left devastated - he was "laughing to the point of tears" at the moniker
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Louise Thompson slams trolls who think she can get over PTSD and anxiety
The former Made In Chelsea star has been beset by a number of health issues since giving birth to her and Ryan Libbey's son Leo-Hunter in December 2021
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'Trash' bride cuts cousin out when she can't attend wedding due to C-section
The woman was blocked from all group chats and uninvited from the big day after she told her cousin she would not be able to attend due to having surgery just weeks before
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Mum gives birth to 12lb baby at home as friend jokes tot born in school uniform
Ruth Harvey, 36, welcomed baby daughter Tabitha in a birthing pool in her living room in South Ayreshire, Scotland, but couldn't believe it when the midwife revealed her weight
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Pregnant Amy Childs shares a clip of her growing baby bump as she nears due date
Amy Childs, 32, shared a clip of her baby bump with her fans, saying she can feel her belly starting to drop
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Mum's dramatic 7 stone weight loss after dream holiday ruined because of weight
Jeanette Painting, 44, spoke about struggling to lose weight after giving birth to Taion, 12, and Tarlia, nine and said she got "stuck in a rut", hiding her size 24 figure in tracksuits
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Worried mum dismissed by GPs 18 times discovers son has dangerous brain tumour
Tessa Crane was concerned about son Oscar's health and when he was seven months old took him to the doctors 18 times in a month but she was prescribed anti-anxiety medication and dismissed
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'My mum wants to be with me while I give birth - she was hurt when I said no'
A young woman who is preparing to welcome her first baby says she's decided to have her best friend in the delivery room with her when she gives birth, leaving her mum feeling hurt
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Love Island's Shaughna Phillips shares update after labour began four days ago
Fed up Love Island star Shaughna Phillips is still waiting for her baby to arrive after going into labour on Monday afternoon, with the reality TV star sharing a new update with fans online today
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Midwife's shock as mum gives birth to chunky baby boy the size 'of a toddler'
Ruby Eden gave birth to her hefty bundle of joy, Teddie, via C-section and weighed a whopping 11lbs 13oz, much to the shock of both her family and midwives
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Mum dies after being shot while pregnant - and now shares grave with baby girl
Baby Emery Skye died eight days after she was born by C-section when mum Desire’ Renee Guardiola was shot in the stomach during a home invasion in Seguin, Texas, US
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Mum's horror reaction to medicine saw every membrane in body 'burn and blister'
WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES: Nicole Donald has shared horrifying photos after she had an "excruciating" reaction to medication that saw every mucus membrane in her body start to burn
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Stacey Solomon admits she 'feels f***ed' one month after giving birth to Belle
Stacey Solomon gave birth to her fifth child, daughter Belle, last month following a surprise pregnancy with the star announcing she was expecting just two months before she gave birth
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Parents who lost two triplets in 'killer nurse' ward pleaded to move third
Nurse Lucy Letby, who is accused of killing two of three triplets, seemed 'almost as upset' as the babies' mum and was in 'floods of tears', the trial has heard
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Mum loses half her belly to flesh-eating bug with hours to live after C-section
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - The mum was left 'horribly disfigured' when a bad C-section led to her developing a flesh-eating bug - but says surviving the ordeal gave her 'the push to follow my dreams'