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Using the BRAIN Acronym to Make Confident Birth Decisions Pregnancy is full of decisions—some big, some small, and sometimes, a little overwhelming. When you’re in the moment and faced with choices about your care, it helps to have a simple way to think things through. That’s where the BRAIN acronym comes in! This easy tool […]

Sometimes things don’t go as you plan, and the choice to transfer from the birth center to the hospital is made. This mother planned to give birth at the Puget Sound Birth Center. In fact, most of her labor took place at the birth center. However, she made the difficult decision to transfer to EvergreenHealth […]

Baby Emilia was born at UW Northwest Childbirth Center in the early evening on a typical Seattle gray day. For the heartwarming 9-minute birth video, scroll to the end! Emilia’s parents arrived at the hospital in the late morning with contractions starting, because Emilia’s mother’s water had broken the night before. They were delivering with the midwives […]

Baby E arrived at the Puget Sound Birth Center in the wee hours of the night. Her mother had a history of precipitous births, which means baby is born within three hours of regular contractions. This is considered rare and only occurs in 3% of births! So as soon as she called me, I knew […]

Baby K was born at Providence Everett almost 3 weeks before his due date, surprising us all! This baby decided to arrive early, whether or not his parents were ready! I (their birth photographer) arrived full of excitement with my camera in hand to the Family and Maternity Center. The center is located on the […]

Baby O was born at Swedish First Hill Birth Center on a bright and sunny Seattle afternoon! However, it all started the night before… Baby O’s parents arrived at the hospital the evening before with excitement and anticipation since Baby O needed to be induced for medical reasons. The plan was to administer some medication […]

Answering common questions about birth photography and what it means to hire me as your birth photographer. Do you have a lot of common questions about birth photography? If so, you are not alone. I’ve compiled a list of 10 questions and my answers to each of them. But first… 1. What exactly is birth […]

Congratulations! You had a baby and you received all your beautiful birth images from your birth photographer, but now what? Are you wondering what to actually do with your birth photos? Don’t let your birth photos just live on your hard drive! Do something with them! “But what should I do with my birth photos?” […]

Baby G had a speedy delivery at Overlake Childbirth Center in Bellevue, WA. His parents were so excited to meet him, and his new dad was moved to tears. I just love it when the love and joy of a new parent is visible when baby arrives! As a Seattle birth photographer, I understand what […]

Baby G was born at Swedish Issaquah Birth Center in Issaquah, WA. His parents were so excited to finally meet him! He came into the world via a planned cesarean due to him being breach. As a Seattle birth photographer, the birth of Baby G was such a delight to photograph! The anticipation of baby […]