C section pictures with baby

Mothers and children carry deep bonds, some more obvious than others. Johnna Kerres and her son, Everett, now 5 months old, show theirs in the form of scars.

"It's not just a birth story, it's a love story."

With C-section rates over 30%, you'd think something would be offered to educate us on exactly what to expect and how to make the best out of a surgical birth experience.

Voting is on for the 2012 International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Image Of The Year. And let me tell you, the competition is fierce. Well, as “fierce” as sweet…

"Due to an emergency c-section and the critical situation our baby was in I didnt get that straight and symmetrical 3.5 incision Now I could sit here and get self conscious about the scar Im going to have but then I can remember that this incision was made to save our sons life. . I initially took this picture to have for his baby book but after contemplating about whether or not emotionally I could put myself out there I decided to share it. I wanted to show that something absolutely…

Birth is birth is birth.

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