Birth Memoirs

The Hong Kong taxi driver has zero interest in taking Anna to another hospital, they’ve already been to two. If he takes her to Kowloon, which requires going through the traffic-ridden Cross Harbour Tunnel, she will likely give birth in the back seat. Neither of them wants this. Granted, many women's birth plans don't resemble their actual experiences but Anna seems to take this to the extreme.

He was a pioneering film director who had 518 films to his credit. His work spanned the silent and sound eras. Most of his films were completed in a span of 15 years. But today he is known only for one of his films, one considered by historians to be a landmark in cinema as well as the most controversial ever made. He could not escape the controversy of this one film before he died in relative obscurity, his contributions to the motion picture industry forever marred.

One of the greatest military leaders that ever lived, Napoleon left behind a legacy. His work has lived on, years after his death. His Code Napoleon has formed the foundation for most of the legal and parliamentary systems across Europe and the rest of the world today. Such was the impact that Napoleon had on the world.

Do you want to learn more about how the great literary detective Sherlock Holmes was born and how Arthur Conan Doyle came to create him, but don’t have time to listen to huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Now fascinating as Sherlock Holmes undoubtedly is, and this journal will certainly take you on a journey of discovery following in the great man’s footsteps, there’s another story here, most certainly worthy of your attention.

Aïna est musulmane, Aïna est obéissante et aime ses parents. Mais Aïna est bien plus que ça : c'est aussi une immigrée et une femme amoureuse...d'un chrétien. Dans une lettre poignante, elle nous raconte son enfance, son expérience, ses choix et réflexions, le poids des relations familiales toxiques...et sa naissance.

Writing and sharing our birth story was an important part of my healing and returning to wholeness after birthing my son Noor as a stillborn. After having this experience, I started hearing about more and more women who had gone through some sort of trauma in pregnancy or at birth—but they never got to express or share their story or heal their trauma.