WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IABP) have announced the winners of its annual competition.
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Although the pandemic has affected the pregnancy and birthing experiences for many parents around the world, the raw emotions of welcoming a new baby remains the same - as these photographs prove.
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IABP) has celebrated the best photographs capturing the breathtakingly intimate moments of labor and the first minutes of life in its annual competition.
Winners were selected across five categories - labor, delivery, postpartum, birth details and fresh 48 - by a panel of industry experts.
Among the breathtaking winning photographs is an image of a father cradling his newborn daughters and surrounded by his three older girls, as well as a snap of a mother holding her newborn baby moments after giving birth in a pool of water.