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 — and hope they work well together in the most intimate room of your life.
YourCherish is the only team in the tristate area that combines all three 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 75–100 edited images delivered within 7–10 business days
Private online gallery with full download rights
Birth Videography:
Documentary film of your labor and delivery
4–5 minute edited film with music
Key moments: transition, pushing, first cry, first hold, first family moments
Raw footage archive also available
Delivered within 3–4 weeks
Fresh48 Add-On (Optional):
Return to your hospital room within 48 hours of birth
Document your first hours as a family
10–30 edited images delivered within 5–7 business days
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 — 5 minutes — 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 — early labor, rest between contractions, 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:
All major NYC hospitals — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island Home births — across all NYC boroughs, northern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut Birth centers — NYC freestanding and hospital-based birth centers New Jersey hospitals — Hackensack, Morristown, Saint Barnabas, Valley Hospital, and others Connecticut hospitals — Greenwich Hospital, Stamford Hospital, Yale New Haven
Insurance and Benefits
The combined package may be partially covered by:
Carrot Fertility — doula component reimbursable
Maven Clinic — doula and maternity support components reimbursable
HSA/FSA accounts — doula services qualify; photography may qualify as medical documentation
NY Medicaid — doula component reimbursable for eligible enrollees
We provide itemized receipts separating doula services from photography and videography for maximum reimbursement.
Full insurance and benefits guide →
What Families Say
"Having Olga as our doula, photographer, and videographer was the best decision we made for our birth. There was one person in that room who knew us, trusted us, and documented everything with total presence. The film she made still makes us cry every time we watch it." — Elena & James, home birth, Brooklyn
"I didn't know the combined package existed until I found YourCherish. By the time I found it I was 32 weeks and panicking that it would be too late. It wasn't. The film of our daughter's birth at NYU Langone is something I will treasure for the rest of my life." — Priya S., delivered at NYU Langone, Manhattan
Ready to Talk?
Combined packages are booked on a very limited basis — Olga attends a small number of births per month.
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 — the only tristate area professional offering all three services as a unified experience. Multilingual in English, Russian, and Spanish.
Page reviewed: March 2026