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Published 19:06 16 Jul 2018 BST
Updated 19:04 16 Jul 2018 BST

“I picked this image because I just think it represents the moment in labour where the woman knows it’s just about her and she has got to get through it herself. The beauty in this image is that necklace she is wearing is made from beads that were given to her at her blessingway, which is a ceremony held for a pregnant woman where women come and one ritual is the ‘blessing of the beads’ that are made into a necklace for her to wear in labour.”

“This baby has just been laid onto the mother’s chest. Women often just take a few moments to come back into their bodies before they open their eyes and take in their babies. It’s such a beautiful moment.”
“This is such an integral part of birth photography in terms of capturing all the little details – the measurements, soft downy skin of the baby, the newborn head and all of the things that change so quickly.”
“I just love seeing couples birthing their babies together. Nothing else matters in that moment, there is only one thing to do today and it’s to bring this baby into the world and they gather such strength from each other. It is just exquisite to witness.”
“This is just that moment where everything else has died away and all the medical stuff is taken care of and finally the woman can just sit and discover and fall in love with this little person she has just birthed.”
This is what I love, not just capturing the strength and the emotion of the woman but of a partner, who is just so in awe of the process and that this can really just happen in front of their eyes.”Explore more on these topics: