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This is what a home birth looks like
At home you feel most comfortable. For this reason, this woman decides for a home birth. She captures them in stunning pictures.
A hospital fills many people with fear. In the air a disinfectant odor hangs, in the clinical light the rooms seem even more uncomfortable than they already are. So it's no wonder that more and more women are opting for a home birth. Especially during such a personal moment, as the birth of his child, they want to be in their familiar surroundings.
That's what Erin Loechner does. She makes two decisions: First, she wishes to have her baby born at home. On the other hand, she wants to capture the moment with the camera. The result is impressive pictures that show the world how a home birth really works.
Everything is going according to plan for Erin Loechner. At 8 o'clock in the morning the contractions start.
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This is all new to the young woman. She is pregnant for the first time, whether excitement or anticipation outweighs, she can not say. It's probably a mixture of both, what Erin feels now.
Ken calms his wife. No matter how severe the pain, he will always be by her side.
Erin is grateful to have her husband with him. While he takes care of her, she allows herself some rest and tries to relax.
But relaxing is easier than it is when it is regularly affected by severe pain. Distraction is probably the better choice here. Fortunately, Ken is on hand to stop her.
Erin tugs uneasily through the apartment, but again and again she has to settle on the floor. It follows a train push after another.
Ken lovingly strokes his wife's hair and wraps her in a blanket.
The relief after the end of a woe is getting bigger. But the breaks are getting shorter and shorter. Ken is always on Erin's side to give her a feeling of security.
When the midwife arrives, Erin can relax a bit. The explanations of the experienced woman reassure her: everything goes as it should.
But the rest does not last long.
Erin kneels on the floor of the kitchen, has the urge to move to forget the pain.
But the contractions predominate.
Ken finds a way to reassure his wife: even in severe pain he can still make her laugh.
From the kitchen Erin wanders uneasily into the hallway. But even here she is forced from labor to her knees.
Erin is happy at this moment not to be alone. The midwife and Ken talk to them together to distract them from the pain.
A bath is said to relieve the pain and make the contractions more bearable.
And indeed: for a moment, Erin looks very calm.
Together with Ken, she gathers strength for the birth.
As Erin climbs out of the tub she feels: It's almost time.
Ken clings tightly to his wife, he tries to give her the necessary support. Then it starts.
As strong as the pain is in a moment, the relief is so great when Erin finally holds her baby in his arms.
Erin is crying. Joy, exhaustion and happiness.
The family happiness is perfect. Together, they look at the little miracle in their arms.
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