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She Exists
By Roya Chalaki Honourable Mention My daughter turned five this year on February 20th, 2021. It was the first time among all her other...
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Jan 5, 20225 min read
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Embracing and Accepting the Unknown
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....
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Dec 15, 20218 min read
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Bailey's Breech Birth
By Cassidy Piney Honourable Mention This is the story of Cassidy Piney who had a vaginal breech birth with her second daughter in...
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Dec 1, 20218 min read
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To Carry the Cure
By Tao Hipwell Honourable Mention The narrative that has been written by the major medical model about Type 1 Diabetic birth is not an...
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Nov 17, 20218 min read
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Business Trip Baby
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...
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Nov 10, 20216 min read
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In the Dark
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...
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Oct 27, 20214 min read
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From the Orgasmic to the Surgical – Two Birth Stories
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...
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Oct 13, 20218 min read
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Caesarian Birth: Love, Sacrifice, and Surrender
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...
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Oct 6, 20216 min read
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New Seasons
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,...
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Sep 29, 20218 min read
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Let Me Tell You About Your Birth
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...
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Sep 22, 20218 min read
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Dear Diary - October 1979
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...
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Sep 15, 20218 min read
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Through the Doula's Eyes
Jessica is the owner of Soothe Doula Services. What motivated her to start it was hearing the stories of many birthing people and their...
Jessica Cheyne
Mar 19, 20213 min read
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Miles to Journey Through
Aly has settled in Huntsville Ontario. She met her husband in high school and they have been together ever since. They currently have two...
Aly Guildford
Mar 12, 20216 min read
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After Hours
Jennifer Osmond, from Badger, Newfoundland, currently lives in Clarenville, Newfoundland, where she is raising her three beautiful...
Jennifer Roberts
Feb 26, 20216 min read
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Curbside Delivery
Sabrina Malach is a lifelong environmental advocate working in urban agriculture and pollinator conservation. She is a beekeeper and an...
Sabrina Malach
Feb 19, 20215 min read
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