Birth Stories You Have to Read to Believe

How I Got This Baby Series Review

• What: How I Got This Baby Series
• When: Before pregnancy and beyond
• Why: Educational, moving, informative
• Where: The Cut

Everyone experiences their own journey to parenthood. From natural births to planned Cesareans, birth stories impact parents long after labor ends. If you want a peek into other parents’ paths, take a ride through the How I Got This Baby series of articles from The Cut.

This series features real-life stories from parents who’ve been there. Each selection highlights one parent or parents and tells about their journey. From twins who survived delivery at 22 weeks, to the mom who got evicted during labor, these tales chronicle the emotional toil and exceptional circumstances of birth. 

You’ll find extraordinary stories of parents overcoming hardships and facing hard decisions, all on their own individual path to parenthood. These jaw-dropping and inspiring stories will entrance and horrify readers, all without resorting to any fiction. 

Choose from many different tales told over many years and find one or more that resonate with you. Maybe you’ll be inspired to share your story, too.