Giving Birth

<p><em>Giving Birth</em> is a groundbreaking documentary photography book that captures the intimate authentic experience of women giving birth. First published in 1983 and now reissued it remains a powerful giving birth book revealing the raw beauty of birthing a baby through black-and-white images and parents' reflections.</p><p></p><p>Photographer Mary Motley Kalergis documents pregnant women giving birth in hospitals homes and birthing centers offering a timeless portrait of the birth of a baby and the shared courage of mothers and families. This edition celebrates giving birth naturally and features powerful home birth photography blending photojournalism and photographic essay style.</p><p></p><p>Essential for readers interested in the cultural history of childbirth natural childbirth books women's studies or feminist photography Giving Birth continues Kalergis's acclaimed motherhood documentary work within the Building a Family series-preserving real birth stories and family photography that honor the truth of what it means to bring life into the world.</p>