A Denver Midwife's Birth Story at Home

Keri hired me after moving to Denver from California. She is a midwife - and I LOVE photographing midwives’ births. I’ve had the honor to document several midwife births over the last ten years - in a variety of spaces - homes, hospitals, and birth centers.

I think it’s always such a challenge to shut off our thinking brains during birth…and perhaps even more challenging when you work in the birth space. When you’ve seen so many other births…and when you’ve been responsible to monitor and watch other birthing people and their babies…it can be so hard to not over analyze your own labor.

Keri found a way to do it though - she focused inward and moved through her contractions with strength, power, and grace.

She had a wonderful midwife team - Jen Anderson Tarver assisted by Julia Amend.