I walked into the most serene and calm birth space with light music, deep breathing, gentle light coming through the gorgeous film on the windows. I watched Oscar gently touch and caress his wife, whispering words of encouragement and love in her ear. She was inward, eyes closed, swaying and breathing, moving her fingers across wooden combs. Occasionally she would open her eyes and a soft smile would fall across her lips as she made eye contact with Oscar.

VBAC-2 at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, CO

First born son birthed at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado. Birth attended by Midwives.

VBAC at UCHealth with midwives

Unmedicated birth at Seasons Midwifery & Birth Center, Thornton, CO.

Baby K just turned 6 months old and in celebration, Kim shared her birth story on social media. Below are her words and with the exception of one or two, a collection of images that she selected to help tell her story.

Please take some time to enjoy their journey and witness their power as they navigated long hours and many changes with grace, humor and humility.

This strong, single, blind mother requested to “see” her baby as he crowned, reaching down to feel. And when the time came, he decided to enter this world with one push the midwives at Denver Health helped her catch him, bringing him up to her chest with grace. He instinctually nestled into her chest and reached up to touch her face, her nose, her lips as she exclaimed, “YES, that is my face!”

Joshua’s birth changed my life. His mama, a doula herself, trusted me very early in my birth photography/videography career to document her story. While I will always be learning, exploring and adjusting my methods and services, I was still so new and not completely sure of my true role in the birth space. With my degree in photography, the camera was my comfort zone - but I was still very much learning the ins and outs of the birth space.

Peaceful, calm, and supported home birth of third child in Parker, Colorado.