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Despite the starts of premature labour at 34 weeks, bub managed to hold... until 37.4 weeks, when baby Emily makes her arrival.

Hoping for some pain relief, Amy instead found herself pushing.

Amy says, ’I have pics of the head out and all four of us in the room laughing! It was a beautiful morning’.

At 28 weeks and 3 days, baby DJ makes a surprise entrance into the world.

Weighing just 1.1kg (2lbs, 7oz), for a staggering 71 days, baby DJ fights for life in the NICU...

Mum “I prayed so much for God to save him’.

Today, DJ is a healthy, active and entirely adored toddler.

Born at 8.53am, by Cesarean Section and weighing a healthy 3.2kg.

After a short stint in Special Care, Ollie was taken home, happy and healthy again.

Danielle: 'overwhelmed with love... speechless.'

Relying on an encouraging husband, steady massage, some oils and the bath.. Levi, (baby boy#3) entered through the water and into her arms...

She says, 'So many emotions. How incredibly strong are women?!'

After an intense and vigorous labour, Vic says: 'my gorgeous baby girl'

After a long and exhausting prelabour, this mumma used the warmth of the bath to manager her surges. When the time came, she pushed with all she had... and delivered her first baby, a boy.

Camilla says: 'An incredible (and intense!) experience'

After using the shower to manage her labour (and to give her toddler a quick wash..), at 8.04pm Kate calls her midwife to say she’s ready to come to hospital at 8.09pm... IN THE SHOWER AND AT HOME... baby Charlie arrives...

Hubby, Dave and kids ‘pretty freaked out’...

Kate... 'in euphoria'

Today, Charlie is 2 years old, healthy and strong.

At 37 weeks and 4 days, a vigorous labour commenced. Her first baby, Thomas was birthed and 18 minutes later, his brother Oliver joined him.

Xanthe says, ‘the moment I knew both had finally arrived?... pure relief

After a longer-than-anticipated drug-free labour, this mumma wondered if her body had forgotten what it had to do. But of course it didn’t disappoint that evening, when they welcomed a healthy 4.5kg newborn.

Sophie says 'Pure joy. pure relief'

At 40 weeks and 6 days, Eliane laboured through the night and at 10.15am, baby Jacob was born; calm, alert and aware.

Eliane says,‘We are FOREVER changed’.

11 days beyond her due date (and on her own birthday), this mumma laboured in the bath and delivered her third baby... just after midnight.

The final stages of labour: ‘I’m closing my cervix until the anaesthetist arrives!’ but Baby William had other plans...

Ness says: ’... I was thrilled when he was born’.