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Embracing Life’s Miracle: Capturing the Raw Beauty of a Newborn’s Birth That Warms Every Heart

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Nane

1. First, this awe-inspiring photo of a baby’s feet making their first entry into the world won Best in Category: Birth Details.

A woman is on her hands and knees as the tiny feet of a baby hang out of her body

2. This amazing capture of a father seeing his child for the first time won Best in Category: Delivery.

An emotional father is handed his baby for the first time

3. This image of an emotional moment was named Best in Category: Labor.

A woman in a hospital gown cries on the phone

5. And this photo of twins feeding for the first time won Best in Category: Postpartum.

A woman tries breastfeeding twins, one on each breast, immediately after delivery

6. This dramatic moment of a laboring mother and her support partner was named an honorable mention.

A woman winces and reaches between her legs while on the ground as her husband holds her

7. This photo of a newborn baby still covered in vernix was named the winner of the sub-category Birth Details: Documentary.

8. This photo of a woman connecting with herself after giving birth won the sub-category of Postpartum: Black and White.

A naked pregnant woman touches her reflection in the mirror

9. This incredible image of a baby crowning was an honorable mention.

A hand makes room for a crowning baby head

10. This year, for the first time, the IAPBP created a category to “honor and recognize the one in four birthing persons who experience miscarriage and/or infant loss.” This heartbreaking image was named Best In Category: Overall Hardship & Loss.

A mother holds her stillborn baby

11. This adorable moment of a sister meeting her new sibling was an honorable mention.

A awestruck, smiling toddler sits in the pool post water birth with her mom and new baby