A Twin Cesarean Birth at Methodist Hospital The Med Center with Dr. Gei

Mom several months before her due date as they found out that this last pregnancy was going to be a surprise boy/girl twin birth. Mom wanted nothing more than to try and avoid a c-section as long as she could safely deliver them vaginally.

Hospital Birth, BirthStephanie ShirleyJanuary 23, 2019methodist hospital med center

A First-Time Home Birth with Midwife Jaymee Boughton

This sweet Mom knew from the beginning how her birth would look. They were pregnant with their rainbow baby and were excited to capture their family growing. After attending their home visit with one of the midwives, we went over her birth plan and got familiar with their birth space.

A Surprise Gender and Home Water Birth with Midwives in Spring Branch

This sweet family was referred to me from their doula, Nina Spears with The Baby Chick. I attended and captured her own home birth and was so grateful that she shared her repeat clients with me. They planned to deliver with midwife Nanci Stanley and student midwife Mary Alice in the comfort of their home and hoped to have a water birth.

A Thanksgiving Day Home Water Birth with Midwives

This was Mom and Dad’s third baby and they knew right away that they would be attempting a home birth for this babe. Their first was born in the hospital. Their second was born in a birth center with midwives. This one they were prepared for a birth experience of being in the comfort of their own home.

A Large Family Fresh Session at Home

This family hired me for the third time to capture their sweet family growing. Mom had planned to have a repeat home birth after 2 hospital births, but plans changed after she was discovered that she was bleeding.

Fresh SessionStephanie ShirleyOctober 3, 2018Houston

A Planned Natural Turned Epidural Birth at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Med Center

This first-time mom contacted me about capturing their birth story early in their pregnancy knowing that they would want this special moment captured. They had plans to go through labor naturally, without any pain medications.

Hospital Birth, BirthStephanie ShirleyApril 9, 2018children's memorial hermann hospital

A Film Birth Story of Twins Lucy and Lizzy at Memorial Hermann Hospital – Med center

Mom contacted me after the guidance of her doula Kathleen Wilson recommended that their story be captured. They had just found out at 20 weeks that not only would be having surprise twin girls, but her option to have a home birth was no longer there due to the high-risk nature of the pregnancy.

A First Time Home Birth Story with Midwife Shannon Stellhorn

After being there to capture the moment they welcomed Mom’s second baby into the world, I was beyond ecstatic to find out that they were expecting their next baby. After delivering her first two in a hospital setting, Mom was hoping to have this next babe in the comfort of her home and quickly put together her birth team which included Midwife Shannon Stellhorn, Doula Kathleen Wilson and Student Midwife Rowan Twosisters.

An Unmedicated Hospital Birth Film Story at Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women

I was so excited to have the opportunity to work with these first-time parents. Mom was planning an unmedicated birth and hired doula, Latina Baxter with Marley & Moo, to help her support her with her birth plan.