The beauty of birth photography lies not just in the images themselves but in the powerful stories they tell.

Julie’s first-time birth story is an all too common one laced with trauma, fear, regret and to say the very least, a less-than-ideal experience. In the years since her child’s birth, she’s worked through her emotions related to how things went and has had two other birth stories that have been redemptive in some way.

Rebecca experienced three cesarean births 45+ years ago. There are lots of things about cesareans that have changed since then and yet, still many things that could stand some evolving.

Mandy shares her story of two unplanned cesareans. The first one was for ‘failure to progress’. The second was a planned home birth, that ended in a hospital transfer and cesarean delivery.

This account of cesarean birth is from the beautiful Tiffany Williams, founder of Modern Blended Life.

What I found interesting about her stories is that she couldn’t recall that anyone had ever asked her questions like these about her experiences.

Julie Miller, creator of the amazing blog What Should We Do Today? Columbus, OH is my neighbor and my friend. She has two sons who were both born via cesarean and today, she’s sharing her experiences with us.