Birth Videos
Every birth is unique. These videos are shared to help you see a range of normal birth experiences and understand what labour can look like in different settings. This is birth as it really happens — raw, real and incredibly powerful.
Some videos contain more graphic footage of real births and are marked with an asterisk (*). Please watch only if and when you feel ready.
WATER BIRTH
Calm water birth showing movement, breathing and
40+16 days - a slightly longer labour, a mumma working hard to have her baby but trusting in her bodies ability. A really beautiful ending
* Short video showing a babies head being breathed out slowly in the water
BIRTH ON DRY LAND
A beautiful birth centre birth in Europe showing a mother move from arriving very nervous to having the most beautifully powerful and empowered birth
6th baby, birth, movement, power and family surrounding and supporting mum
Positive induction video - a gorgeous, calm hospital birth following induction. A really supportive birth partner and a surprise quick arrival
* Short video of birth on all fours. Babies head is born lovely and slowly and you can see the womans perineum slowly stretch. All very normal.
* Squatting, standing and being on all fours etc can make birthing your baby a LOT easier. See a baby born on all fours here
CAESAREAN BIRTH
Elective Caesarean video showing the process on the day and highlighting how you can still have skin-to-skin and delayed cord clamping in a caesarean birth.
* Gentle caesarean birth recorded by Nottingham Hospital. Please be aware - this video does show an elective caesarean from a surgical view
NHS video explaining the process of a planned caesarean birth and options you may have at the RDUH
* A short video showing the very normal and natural process of a babies head slowly rocking forward and slipping back as they decent
This short video shows what your babies cord will look like straight after birth and then after a few minutes when it has drained