The birth
Shauna – The birth (1)
‘I don’t want anybody to ask me why am I going up there.’
Shauna – The birth (2)
‘I had to bear the pain to say that he was here ’
Shauna – The birth (3)
‘I wanted to keep him if that makes sense’
Omar – The birth
‘I had no idea what to expect’
Shazia – The birth
‘I still remember the sensation of him coming out’
Jess – The birth
‘It was a mixture of so much love and pride’
Jeeger – The birth
‘My mum was there which was very helpful ’
Marjorie – The birth (1)
‘They put Alexis in a bucket’
Marjorie – The birth (2)
‘I couldn’t believe the coldness’
Rabia – The birth
‘The student midwife cried’
David – The birth
‘She just looks like any other baby that was born’
Chris – The birth
‘Am I going to see anything that’s going to really scar me?’
Danielle – The birth
‘It was very quick and blurred because of the pain’
Barbara – The birth
‘I had my eyes tightly closed’
Geoff – The birth
‘I had a glance of his back view and then he was gone’
Aimee – The birth
‘I couldn’t give birth without medication’
Marc – The birth
‘Adrenaline pumping through my system is all I remember’
Martin – The birth
‘We both knew straight away we loved him’
Sam – The birth
‘It was a little bit shocking to look at him’