Birth Doula, Photography, and Videography, All in One
Most families who want their birth documented have to hire two or three separate people: a doula, a birth photographer, and a videographer. Then they hope everyone works well together in the most intimate room of your life.
At YourCherish, all three come together in one seamless experience.
One person. One presence. Your entire birth: supported, photographed, and filmed by someone who was genuinely there with you.
Why One Person Changes Everything
When your doula, photographer, and videographer are different people, you have:
Three strangers in your birth room navigating each other
A photographer who doesn't know your birth preferences
A videographer who hasn't been briefed on what matters to you
A doula who is focused on support while two other people work around her
Coordination overhead that falls on you during labor
When one person holds all three roles, you have:
One presence who knows your full story: medically, emotionally, personally
Documentation that comes from genuine understanding, not observation
Support that never stops to pick up a camera, because the support and the camera are the same person
Images and film that feel like memory, not coverage
A birth room that is quiet, intimate, and entirely yours
What the Combined Package Includes
Doula Support:
Two prenatal consultations
On-call from 36 weeks
Continuous labor and delivery support
Birth plan development
Partner support and guidance
Immediate postpartum support
Birth Photography:
Documentary coverage from active labor through first postpartum hours
Natural light, no flash
Candid and genuine: no posing, no directing
Full gallery of 75 hand-edited images, delivered within 5 to 10 days
Private online gallery with full download rights
Birth Videography:
Documentary film of your labor and delivery
4 to 6 minute edited film with music
Key moments: transition, pushing, first cry, first hold, first family moments
Raw footage archive also available
Delivered within 3 to 4 weeks
Fresh48 Add-On (Optional):
Return to your hospital room within 48 hours of birth
Document your first hours as a family
10, 20, or 30 hand-edited images
The Film Your Baby Will Watch Someday
Birth videography is the most underused and most treasured documentation families can have.
Photographs are still. They hold a moment perfectly. But they cannot give you back the sound of your baby's first cry, the exact words your partner said when your baby was placed on your chest, the sound of a room that has just changed forever.
A birth film does.
We create short documentary films, about 5 minutes long, that are not highlight reels or montages set to generic music. They are genuine documents of what happened in that room, told with the same care and intention we bring to every photograph we make.
Families who have a birth film describe it as the most valuable thing they own.
How Photography and Doula Work Together
The question we are asked most often is: How do you do both at the same time?
The honest answer is that the two roles are not in conflict. They are in dialogue.
During the most intense phases of labor, your doula is fully present with you. The camera goes down. These are not moments to photograph. They are moments to be held.
During quieter phases, such as early labor, rest between contractions, and the moments of waiting, the camera comes up. These are moments that disappear.
At delivery, both happen simultaneously. The most important images come from a photographer who understood what was about to happen, because she was the person who helped you get there.
The result is a body of work that is both technically excellent and emotionally true. Because it was made by someone who was in it with you.
Tristate Area Coverage
We provide the combined doula + photography + videography package at:
NYC hospitals: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island Home births: across New York City, Westchester, Long Island, northern New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut Birth centers: NYC freestanding and hospital-based birth centers New Jersey hospitals: Hackensack, Morristown, and Jersey City Medical Center Connecticut hospitals: Greenwich Hospital and Stamford Hospital
Insurance and Benefits
The combined package may be partially covered by:
Carrot Fertility: doula component may be reimbursable
Maven Clinic: doula and maternity support components may be reimbursable
HSA/FSA accounts: doula services often qualify. Photography and videography are not reimbursable.
We provide itemized receipts separating doula services from photography and videography for maximum reimbursement.
Full insurance and benefits guide →
Ready to Talk?
We plan every combined package carefully, so we recommend reaching out early in your pregnancy.
We recommend reaching out before 20 weeks.
Or email: love@yourcherish.com
YourCherish also offers doula support only, Fresh48 photography, newborn photography, and maternity photography across NYC, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
About YourCherish
YourCherish was founded by Olga Zinner, a DONA-certified birth doula, documentary photographer, and videographer who brings all three services together in one experience. Multilingual in English, Russian, and Spanish.
Page reviewed: March 2026