# Incredible Birth Photographs That Will Empower You

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/pregnancy/incredible-birth-photographs-that-will-empower-you/
- Published: 2016-08-30T13:47:37+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _The best part of being a woman comes at the most difficult time of being a woman…._

## _Giving birth to her precious one._

It is the power that sets women apart from men — having to carry an angel inside
her womb and bringing her into the world. Painful (really painful) as it is, giving
birth has always been the essence of being a woman. And so,�we have gathered 9 powerful
birth photographs that have captured the mother’s every emotion as she welcomes 
her baby into the world.

## **1. ‘I Love You, Baby’**

“Mum joyfully screams “I LOVE YOU BABY” as she delivers her last child, a boy.” 
This photo by Lynsey Stone was�entered into the National Geographic Competition 
2011.

 

## **2. Tears of Joy**

Mum cries tears of joy as she gets to hold her baby for the first time.

## **3. “Only a Mother Can Understand”**

“Only a mother can understand the joy of locking eyes with her newborn babe the 
moment they take their first breath”. This photograph, taken by midwife-turned-photographer
Jane McCrae, was�an editor’s choice for the 2011 National Geographic photo contest.

## **4. “Childbirth is always a�Miracle”**

“Regardless of how a birth unfolds, the birth of a child is nothing short of a [miracle](http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/07262013-birth-photographer-miracle-childbirth/),”
photographer Jane McCrae says.

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 Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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