The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories: 'A glorious collection of uplifting and empowering accounts'...

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Claire Fulton

The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories

'A glorious collection of uplifting and empowering accounts' Giovanna Fletcher

Claire Fulton

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Virago Press Ltd
14 October 2025

Pregnancy, birth & baby care

A collection of thirty positive birth stories brought together in a beautiful book to offer positivity and confidence to anyone about to give birth

'Glorious, uplifting and empowering' Giovanna Fletcher

The idea of giving birth can be daunting - if not outright terrifying. So many of the stories we hear about birth are negative or frightening, but in fact many women and birthing people feel positive and satisfied after their birth, however their births have unfolded.

What's more, reading positive birth stories during pregnancy can help women to feel calm, confident and prepared, and so increase the chances that they'll have an experience they'll look back on positively.

Collected here by doula and hypnobirthing coach Claire Fulton are thirty true stories from a diverse group of ordinary people, representing a wide array of experiences. There are hospital births and home births; inductions, caesareans and vaginal deliveries. Things don't always go quite to plan, and there are moments of surprise, frustration and unexpected comedy along the way, but all of the stories deliver comfort, reassurance and a happy ending.

By: Claire Fulton
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780349019550
ISBN 10: 034901955X
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Claire Fulton is a doula and hypnobirthing teacher at The Nurture Nest. Her podcast The Hypnobirthing Podcast has had over 2 million downloads and was recommended by Mother and Baby. Claire became passionate about helping other people to have positive births after her own experiences of giving birth to two daughters. Since then she has helped to transform labour for thousands of women and birthing people. She lives in Essex.

Reviews for The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories: 'A glorious collection of uplifting and empowering accounts' Giovanna Fletcher

This is beautiful. Bringing life into the world will never stop being a miracle, and this book is a glorious collection of uplifting and empowering accounts that really detail the various rhythms of different labours. A brilliant companion -- Giovanna Fletcher