Photographs of childbirth are always impressive to us because they capture an intimate, powerful, raw, wonderful and natural moment, in which we see a new life coming into the world. Usually these photographs focus on mothers and their babies, as they are the protagonists of this great moment, but there is also someone important: dad.
Through powerful images of the different births she has attended, a photographer shows us the important role of dad during childbirth .
Located in Dallas, Texas, Kirstie Perez has been working as a birth photographer for six years, through which she has accompanied dozens of women during one of the most important moments of their lives , witnessing the powerful transformation through which we went through become mothers.
During those six years, Kirstie has photographed not only mothers, but also captured their partners, who accompany their women during the birth of their babies. Now, through a post on her Facebook page, Kirstie shares the important role of the father during childbirth .
” For every soul we create, there is another soul with whom we feel a connection first. The one who helped us create life. The one who watches helplessly as the woman he loves moans and screams through each stage of labor. ” Kirstie starts to say.
In her post, Kirstie tells how the empathy they experience is one they have never experienced, yet they remain silent, concerned and focused on what is happening with his wife.
” I occasionally make eye contact with them, to tell them telepathically that she is fine. That she will be fine. They rarely speak. Either through caresses or respecting our space, they are in the shadows, watching. Seeing two or more. people being born. They watch the woman they knew being born into the woman they are now. “
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Kirstie tells what it was that inspired her to share that series of photos of parents during childbirth :
” Over the years, labor partners are in the shadows and feel helpless, but they don’t realize how powerful their attention and empathy really are. It gives men a chance to see that their emotional availability can be crucial to the women they love. They are not incapable, “says Kirstie.
The publication has been filled with comments and positive reactions, and Kirstie hopes that through her images people can see how important it is to have a partner who supports you during childbirth and makes a team to take care of the emotional and psychological well-being of the mother. .
Photos | Kirstie Perez Photography
(reproduced with permission) Via | Huffington Post
