24 Birth Photos to Show the Beauty of Childbirth

Birth is an incredible experience – bringing a new life into the world couldn't possibly be anything less than incredible.  Yet it's also an intense experience.  You're working hard, you're working with your baby and the two of you are doing something amazing together.  You're making a miracle happen.  And that is beautiful.

Can we please dump Hollywood stereotypes and modern-day desires to embrace sterile environments as a religion…

…so we can embrace birthing women for what they are – powerful, beautiful, worthy of all the support we can give them, and worthy of having all the space they need to work with their babies?

Embrace that birth is an intense experience, yes, but also beautiful.  And awesome.  Think about that.  AWEsome.  Enjoy this glimpse with awe:

Holding the space

Hold the space for mamas and babies working…
Above moment captured by Captured by Cassie, serving the Jasper-Birmingham Alabama area

The beauty and the strength

Beauty and power beyond words.
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

Sleep while it's night

Sleep 'til you can't…
Above moment captured by Captured by Cassie, serving the Jasper-Birmingham Alabama area

Birthing beauty

Radiance, strength, feminine power – so gorgeous!
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

Lean on me

Lean on me
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

Sheer effort and love

Great, sheer, effort
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

Working with birth ball

Birth ball is so helpful while birthing your babe!
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

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There beside me

Just be there for her
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

Hold me

There for her
Above moment captured by Old Fashioned Dreamer Photography, serving Northern California

A moment of quiet

A moment of calm
Above moment captured by Old Fashioned Dreamer Photography, serving Northern California

Working with baby

A breath in the intensity of it
Above moment captured by Old Fashioned Dreamer Photography, serving Northern California

The sheer effort of it

Resting in the endorphin rush
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

Mama at Work

Working with baby
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

Supportive hands

Support
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

Being loved

I love this picture… adoration and love radiating!
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

(NOTE: Want a Perfect Birth Plan Template? Use this template and step-by-step videos to write a birth plan that gets your birth team on your side for a beautiful birth experience! Get the birth plan kit here.)

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First glimpse

This one says “there you are” just so beautifully
Above moment captured by Journey of Birth Photography, serving Southern California

First touch

Those wonderful first touches!
Above moment captured by Journey of Birth Photography, serving Southern California

Here comes baby

Precious moments
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

A mama's reward

The joy of this reward
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

THIS is what it was for

So much joy in birth… in mothering… in having the space to do this work
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

Meeting Daddy

Daddy's joy
Above moment captured by Journey of Birth Photography, serving Southern California

There you are meeting

Can you feel her elation?!
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

The joy of meeting you

So wet, so new, so happy!
Above moment captured by Shoots & Giggles, serving Los Angeles & Orange County

Brand new

This is the amazing reward <3  Nothing quite so breathtaking as a newborn babe and a newborn mama.
Above moment captured by Photo: Art by Jessica, serving Aurora CO & Tucson AZ

(NOTE: Want a Perfect Birth Plan Template? Use this template and step-by-step videos to write a birth plan that gets your birth team on your side for a beautiful birth experience! Get the birth plan kit here.)

Handle Labor Pain

24 Birth Photos

About the author 

Kristen

Kristen is a pregnancy coach, student midwife, and a mama to 8 - all born naturally! I've spent nearly two decades helping mamas have healthy babies, give birth naturally, and enjoy the adventure of motherhood. Does complete support for a sacred birth and beautiful beginning for your baby resonate with you? Contact me today to chat about how powerful guidance and coaching can transform your pregnancy, birth, and mothering journey <3

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