Thank you for these pictures. We need our men so badly, for help, emotional support, for sheer presence. Their love is so powerful. Their mere will to help us and take our pain away from us are enough to get us through this. When we believe we can't take it anymore, they are there to tell us "You can. You can do this, you are strong, you are beautiful, I love you, I know you and I know you can." And strangely, we believe them...

Very special and meaningful. Made me tear up. My darling, sweet husband handed me the phone while I was in labor "Want to talk to Aunt Erma?" And I loved Aunt Erma, but really?

These are truly wonderful photos. I suddenly feel so bad for women who are usually just sent by their husbands to the hospital and they give birth there alone.

So, believe it or not, medical posttraumatic stress is a real thing. It’s quite common in situations where women have had doctors that have not believed them when it comes to pain or female reproductive issues. Women who have been gaslit by male doctors is a whole sub genre of PTSD. Often times, it’s led to situations that are much worse had they been dealt with when the woman was pleading to be heard. IV catheters are a big trigger for people with medical PTS. Imagine complaining to three male OB/GYN‘s that you have this horrendous pain and they all tell you it’s in your head or PMS, it turns out to be endometriosis/ovarian cysts and you need a full hysterectomy/o’orectomy. This s**t happens all the time. And it’s traumatizing.

I still have everything ahead of me. In 5 months. And god I'm so scared.

This was beautiful. I have three kids. Two fathers. I must say one part of me wished that they would be more "present" (they were really scared) but both cried when the child was born and that was beautiful. I understand it must be hard to witness, but supportive partners can make a major difference. To all expecting dads - read up on pregnancy and childbirth as much as possible, be informed (that will probably help with the fear) but at the same time - respect your partners wishes. Also, IF you (as a partner) have any issues after (trauma, different attitude towards sex etc) - YOU seek help for that, DON'T put that on your partner (luckily never happened to me but with friends partners who sort of "blamed" them - I feel terrible just thinking about it.)

I gave birth 47 years ago and looking at these photos brings everything right back! I made sure I never had another baby. Thank God for all of the other mothers out there!!!

Thank you. Beautiful pictures!

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These make childbirth look absolutely f*****g awful. The women look like they're hungover as s**t and want to die. It's visually so opposite to what it's like for the woman, what with the "magic of childbirth" and all. These pics make me blown away that women will get preggers more than once. They do not look like anything I'd even remotely want to repeat.

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I yelled: "Suck it up!" And she did. We are very happy.