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Baby C - Birth Story
A beautifully empowered hospital birth that I was honored to attend as a back up birth photographer for Emily Croff, Dutch Mama Doula.
Georgia’s Birth Story in Grand Rapids
Georgia’s Birth Story - A beautiful and empowering unmedicated hospital birth in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Our Birth Story - Welcome Juniper!
It’s my turn to share my labor and birth story! Our daughter Juniper was born in February 2023 with our doula Hannah Dilly of Steady Ground Doula and birth photographer Emily Croff of Dutch Mama Doula as our support team!
My favorite birth podcasts
Randi’s favorite birth related podcasts full of resources and birth stories!
What is Doula Support?
Having knowledgable support through pregnancy, birth and postpartum is something so valuable they’ve literally done research proving how labor and delivery benefits from a doulas presence. But us doulas already knew that. I know because I see the difference continuous physical, emotional and informational support makes!
Summer Maternity
Outdoor maternity session in Grand Rapids with Randi Armstrong Photography a doula, birth photographer, family and portrait photographer in West Michigan.
Permissions and privacy in birth photography.
An empowered birth experience only can be achieved if sharing your birth story is something you’ve consented to. I’d love to walk you through my permissions process to give you peace of mind when hiring me as your birth photographer that only the images you choose to share (if any at all) will be made public.
Rohman’s Birth Story
Arriving to the maternity wing I found the main door locked and after the few minutes it took to get buzzed in I saw a nurse rocking a toddler yell “RUN!” I quickly pull out my camera as that I had preset with my flash and started documenting her labor without even taking off my black puffy winter coat. Caitlin’s bed was up high, surrounded by nurses and doctors, I worked quickly to capture the scene knowing it could change in a moment.
Emmaline’s Birth Story
Ally telling her own birth story, “From the beginning of my pregnancy, I had been educating myself and training my mind and body for an unmedicated birth. I knew that goal was going to be more achievable if I went into labor spontaneously, and avoided any complications if I could help it.