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Pregnancy

MAY 2021

JESSIE STEPHENS: I interviewed women about their birth stories. Here's what no one told me... until now.
'I went through a 33 hour labour on 2 hours sleep. After 5 more days with barely any sleep, I broke.'
Emilee Hembrow's son Jamal was born still. This is what she wants you to know.
'A pair of Kmart knickers changed everything about how I see my post-baby body.'
6 myths you need to stop believing about working out while pregnant.
"Should you be drinking coffee?" 20 women on the unsolicited advice they got while pregnant.
"You’ll start showing earlier." 9 truths I learned in my second pregnancy.
Stefania is 10 weeks pregnant. She's been telling people for more than a month.
'I have extreme morning sickness. Please stop telling me "this is what I wanted."'
'I went to have my final IVF embryo implanted. I was told it was gone.'
5 fertility myths a doctor wishes you would stop believing.
At 42, Janelle chose to undergo IVF alone. She instantly knew her sperm donor was "the one".
'Everyone had given up on my baby. Then a doctor asked if he could try one more thing.'
"There's something between its legs": 16 women on their accidental gender reveals.
"Your newest friendships will be on steroids": 8 things nobody tells you about maternity leave.
From Rebel Wilson to Michelle Obama: 11 high profile women on struggling with fertility.
JUSTINE CULLEN: The year I went for my dream job at Elle Magazine, I decided to have another baby.
"I was scared and alone": At 34 weeks pregnant, Eilish was told her baby was no longer safe.