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Giving birth is no easy task. Most will say that’s not even a pretty sight as the mommy to be has to struggle quite a bit to help her baby leave the womb and witness the big, wide world for the first time. But behind the pain and the hardship that the mother endures to bring forth a new life into this world, lies a pure, untainted beauty that words cannot capture. Luckily, the lens of a photographer can seize that beauty forever and freeze it into an eternal frame that will never be withered and yellowed by the dust of time. We bring to you ten such shockingly beautiful photos that will help you see birth in a new light.
(Warning: some of these pictures might be too graphic for some readers)
1. Is there a better way to bring a baby into the world than by doing it in the lap of Mother Nature? This mom to be did just that. She gave birth to her to tiny tot as the sun rose above the horizon and blessed her baby wig its first rays.
Image: Vanessa Brown Photography
2. Why shouldn’t dads be part of the birthing process? This daring dad took matters in his own hand by cutting off the umbilical cord of his newborn baby with his teeth.
Image: Apple Blossom Families
3. Being a mother is a full-time job. And no you don’t get to rest even when you have a baby on the way. This mother looking after her children while in the hospital to give birth just proves that all mothers possess the ability to multitask without even trying.
Image: Jayden Freund
4. Mama’s little angel is not only her best critic but also her best bud and her true support system. This pretty little princess shares a very intimate moment with her mommy, letting her know with a sweet kiss that she has her support.
Image: Krista Evans Photography
5. We generally focus on the happiness of the mother when the baby is born and tend to forget that dads are equally overjoyed as well. This new father’s expression of pure happiness at having a son born is priceless.
Image: Cradled Creations Birth Photography
6. But that’s not to say that mommy’s happiness at cradling her child in her arms for the first time does not deserve mention. This mother’s tears of joy at holding her baby born after years of struggle with the help of a surrogate, just say it all.
Image: Ashley Marston Photography
7. Surrogates are like God’s minions doing their job to provide several ounces of happiness to Childress families. This picture of a surrogate helping a gay couple turn into one happy family is proof that good exists in this world.
Image: Cat McAteer
8. For a child, watching his younger sibling come into the world rouses immense curiosity, wonder, awe and pure love. This big brother was so excited that he couldn’t wait to help his new sibling with his first weigh in.
Image: Felicia Chang Photography
9. Sharing is caring. And this mother is teaching just that to her two daughters by breastfeeding the elder and the younger one at the same time.
Image: Amber Bourret Photography
10. When you turn pregnant, your mother is the one who teaches how to be a mother. This beautiful and emotionally moving shot of a mother holding her daughter as she goes into labor to become one herself shows that a mother is always there for her children.
Image: Heather Bays Photography
They say a picture can say a thousand words. Well, for these pictures, even a thousand words are not enough to express the myriad of emotions that they convey. We hope that through these pictures you got to witness the miracle of birthing in its most natural and awe inspiring form.
