Birth Photographer & Doula on Staten Island, NYC
Staten Island families plan everything for their births. The hospital bag. The birth plan. The partner coaching.
But so often, one thing falls through the cracks: someone to support the labor and capture the moment your baby arrives.
Not a family member with a phone. Not two strangers who've never met each other. One certified, experienced person — who supports your labor and documents every moment of it.
That's YourCherish. And we come to Staten Island.
We Attend Births at Every Staten Island Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital — North Campus
The largest maternity facility on Staten Island, part of Northwell Health. We have attended births here and know the L&D team and hospital policies for birth photographers and doulas.
Staten Island University Hospital — South Campus
The second SIUH campus, serving the southern Staten Island community. We serve both campuses.
Richmond University Medical Center
Serving the West Brighton, Stapleton, and surrounding communities. We are available for births here.
Delivering at a birthing center or home birth on Staten Island?
We attend home births and birthing center births across Staten Island. Reach out to discuss your plan.
Why Staten Island Families Choose YourCherish
Most photographers don't come to Staten Island. We do.
We have heard this from Staten Island families more than anywhere else. Photographers based in Manhattan or Brooklyn either don't come, charge a travel premium, or are unfamiliar with the hospitals. We know Staten Island University Hospital. We know the roads. We arrive ready.
You get a doula AND a photographer — not a compromise.
Staten Island families told us they felt they had to choose: support or documentation. YourCherish removes that choice. One DONA-certified person does both — at a price that makes sense when you realize you're only booking one provider, not two.
DONA-certified. Master's-level clinical training.
Every YourCherish doula is DONA International certified. Our founder holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. We don't just document births — we understand them.
A team of 7. You are never left without your doula.
When you book YourCherish, you are not booking a solo photographer who hopes to make it to your birth. You are booking a team. If you go into labor early or late, during rush hour traffic on the Goethals Bridge or at 3am, your doula arrives.
We've already done this on Staten Island.
We have a published birth story from Staten Island University Hospital on our website. These aren't new roads for us.
What Staten Island Families Say
"I honestly thought YourCherish would be for Manhattan families. I was wrong. She came to Staten Island University Hospital like she'd been there a hundred times. The birth photos are everything I hoped they'd be."
— Suzanne M., Staten Island
"I wanted a doula but my husband thought we didn't need one. Then we found YourCherish and realized we could have a doula AND birth photos for less than what I thought a photographer alone would cost. We cried looking at the gallery."
— Angela B., Tottenville, Staten Island
"She drove to Staten Island at 2am without a second thought. That kind of dedication — you can see it in every single photo."
— Melissa R., St. George, Staten Island
Our Services for Staten Island Families
Birth Photography + Doula (Combined)
The signature package. One DONA-certified doula-photographer supports your labor and documents your birth — from active labor through your first hours as a family at SIUH or Richmond University.
Birth Photography Only
Standalone documentary birth photography at any Staten Island hospital. On-call from contract signing.
Fresh 48 — Hospital Newborn Photography
We come to your Staten Island hospital room within 48 hours of birth and photograph your family's first moments. Real, unposed, and deeply personal.
Maternity Photography — Staten Island
Sessions at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island Greenbelt, Conference House Park, and Fort Wadsworth. In-home sessions anywhere on the island.
Newborn Photography — In-Home
We bring our full mobile studio to your Staten Island home in St. George, Stapleton, Tottenville, Annadale, Great Kills, New Dorp — anywhere on the island.
Birth Doula + Postpartum Doula
Continuous care from labor through your first weeks home. Staten Island families receive in-home postpartum doula visits.
How to Book
We take a limited number of Staten Island births per month. Booking early is especially important for Staten Island — we want to make sure your birth date is protected.
We recommend reaching out before 20 weeks.
📞 Call or text: +1 (347) 263-4267
📩 Email: love@yourcherish.com
💬 WhatsApp: available on our contact page
About YourCherish
YourCherish was founded by Olga Zinner — a DONA-certified birth doula, certified postpartum doula, and documentary photographer with a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. She has attended 300+ births across NYC hospitals, including births on Staten Island, at NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Lenox Hill, New York-Presbyterian, Northwell facilities, and beyond.
YourCherish is the only New York studio combining luxury birth photography with certified doula support — serving Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Also serving: St. George · Stapleton · New Brighton · West Brighton · Port Richmond · Tottenville · Great Kills · New Dorp · Annadale · Huguenot · Eltingville · Grasmere · Dongan Hills · Oakwood · Rossville