By Roya Chalaki Honourable Mention My daughter turned five this year on February 20th, 2021. It was the first time among all her other...

By Maria Manecuta Honourable Mention It was a quiet Friday night at home. I was relaxing at 39 weeks and 1 day – my first pregnancy....

By Cassidy Piney Honourable Mention This is the story of Cassidy Piney who had a vaginal breech birth with her second daughter in...

By Tao Hipwell Honourable Mention The narrative that has been written by the major medical model about Type 1 Diabetic birth is not an...

By Marle Le Honourable Mention It seemed like a good idea. I was 32 weeks pregnant and about to leave my home in Kingston, Ontario, for a...

By Leslie Harris Honourable Mention “Just one push, hold it… there you go… there’s your baby.” I wish I could say my labour, that both of...

by Ellie Reynolds Honourable Mention When the day came to birth my second baby, I was delighted. The lights were dim in the theatre of my...

I remember the chill of the operating room, the glare of the lights, and the shadow of green robes moving in and out of my field of...

By Ruth Daniell Honourable Mention It’s impossible to think about the birth of my first baby without thinking of the birth of my second,...

Honourable Mention I had already lost you once. I was so relieved when you decided to try again. The whole first trimester was a scary...

By Jennifer Ashton First-Place Laureate This is the original October 1979 entry taken from the Diary of the writer. Well, I have a baby...

Jessica is the owner of Soothe Doula Services. What motivated her to start it was hearing the stories of many birthing people and their...

Aly has settled in Huntsville Ontario. She met her husband in high school and they have been together ever since. They currently have two...

Jennifer Osmond, from Badger, Newfoundland, currently lives in Clarenville, Newfoundland, where she is raising her three beautiful...

Sabrina Malach is a lifelong environmental advocate working in urban agriculture and pollinator conservation. She is a beekeeper and an...