Home / Video / This Is Birth This is birth: A birth center story By Motherly December 21, 2020 “Birth is intense. It’s beautiful. It’s transformative. It’s both an immense biological process AND an incredible emotional process. You can’t find the same heights and depths of emotion in any other type of photography.” In this birth video, captured by Monet Nicole – Birthing Stories, this first-time mama arrived at the birth center already 8 cm dilated. She labored and delivered with her husband by her side the entire time. Related Stories This Is Birth This is birth: A hospital birth during a pandemic Birth Stories The heartwarming reason why this 8-year-old delivered her baby sister Black History Month To the Black birth workers