Mom Photographs Her Own Labor & Delivery

These pictures show the miracle of birth from the mom's perspective.

Photo: Lisa Robinson Photography

Giving birth is a magical, terrifying, beautiful and overwhelming experience. One photographer decided she wanted to capture the miraculous moments of giving birth from the mother's perspective by photographing her own experience in the delivery room, and her photos tell an amazing story.

Professional photographer Lisa Robinson-Ward initially joked about photographing her daughter's birth, but as her birth plan took shape, the joke slowly became a reality.

“I was pretty flexible with the plan,” she said, according to ABC News. “If it became impossible, I was fine with not doing it, but fortunately, I had a really easy and amazing birth experience.”

Robinson-Ward, and her husband, Alex Ward, already had one son, now 11, but after two miscarriages and years of trying, they had given up on having another child, when unexpectedly, she got pregnant with her daughter, Anora, now 2. 

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Robinson-Ward decided to try to photograph the birth because she thought it might help her focus, but she, honestly, wasn't sure it would even be possible, telling herself at one point after a painful contraction, "There’s no way I’m going to be able to hold the camera."

Thankfully, she was able to capture her whole experience, and the results are nothing less than breathtaking.

Lisa Robinson Photography

Lisa Robinson Photography

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Lisa Robinson Photography

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Robinson-Ward told The Huffington Post that she even took pictures while she pushed, saying, "When I was ready to push, I’d bring my hands and the camera up to my face. I didn’t know what I was getting at the time, and I didn’t know if anything was going to be in focus. But it helped me focus."

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Lisa Robinson Photography

Lisa Robinson Photography

Lisa Robinson Photography

Lisa Robinson Photography

These pictures show the incredible process of giving birth and prove that moms can do anything, including taking photographs while delivering a baby. 

To see the rest of Anora's birth photos, click here


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