The Birth of Miles

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Spectrum Health - The Womens Center

Birth Photography: Working through labor
There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.
— Laura Stavoe Harm
Birth Photography: Grandma looks on as baby is born
“A baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down its trees to build highways, losing its earth to concrete, babies are almost the only remaining link in nature, with the natural world of living things from which we spring.
— Eda J. Leshanource
Birth Photo: Husband supports client through contractions
Birth Photo: Midwive provides perineal support
Birth Photography: Baby is born with a splash of fluid
Birth Photos: Baby is placed on mom's chest
Birth Photos: Baby is placed on mom's chest
Birth Photos: Baby is placed on mom's chest
“In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.
— -Myla and Jon Kabat Zinn
Newborn Photo: black and white detail shot of baby
Newborn Photo: color detail shot of baby
Newborn Photo: color detail shot of baby
Newborn Photo: Black and white detail shot of baby
Newborn Photo: footprints
Birth Photography: New dad holds his newborn son
Birth Photography: Grandma holds her newborn grandson
Birth Photography: New dad holds his newborn son
Birth Photography: Grandma holds her newborn grandson
Birth Photography: New parents have big smiles
The instant of birth is exquisite. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet that we speak to our children with a gratitude they never understand.
— Madeline Tiger Bass
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