Fresh48 Photography at Montefiore, the Bronx
Montefiore is a major academic health system in the Bronx, and many Bronx and Westchester families choose it for their birth.
A Fresh48 session is a relaxed, documentary photo session in your postpartum room during your baby's first hours or days. If you're delivering at Montefiore, here is what a Fresh48 session with YourCherish looks like.
What a Fresh48 Session at Montefiore Looks Like
After your delivery, once you've been moved to your postpartum room and had time to settle, you let us know you're ready.
We arrive at Montefiore, find you, and we begin.
There is no instruction. No setup. No request for you to perform or prepare anything. We move quietly through your room for 1.5 to 2.5 hours, documenting what is already happening: the way your baby looks in those first hours, the way you look at them, the first feeds, the first holds, the first quiet.
Your gallery arrives within 5 to 7 business days, with 10 to 30 fully edited images.
About Montefiore
Montefiore delivers babies at the Jack D. Weiler Hospital in Morris Park, a New York State Regional Perinatal Center that cares for many high-risk pregnancies and newborns from across the region, and at its Wakefield campus.
Tell us which Montefiore campus you are delivering at when you book, and we will plan your session around it.
Fresh48 After a C-Section at Montefiore
We photograph Fresh48 sessions after cesarean births too. Once you're moved from recovery to your postpartum room and feel settled, you reach out to us. We arrive and photograph your first hours in the room at your pace.
Read our full guide to Fresh48 after a C-section →
Doula Support and Fresh48 at Montefiore
Many families book their YourCherish doula and their Fresh48 session together. The person who supported you through labor comes back, already knowing your story, to photograph your first days with your baby. See doula support at Montefiore →
What Families Delivering at Montefiore Often Ask
Can a photographer visit the postpartum floor at Montefiore? Most hospitals allow a photographer to visit a patient's room with the patient's approval, but visitor rules can change. We check Montefiore's current visitor policy with you before your due date and always follow staff guidance on the day.
How do I add the photographer as a visitor? Mention at admission that you have a photographer booked for a postpartum session. Your nurse can tell you the current process, and we can help you with what to say.
What if I'm in a semi-private room? We have made beautiful images in shared rooms. We know how to create intimate, private-feeling photographs in any space.
What if my baby arrives earlier than expected? From the moment you're booked, we're on call. When your baby arrives, you reach out when you're ready and we come.
What if I don't feel photogenic after delivery? Almost every client has this thought. The way you look right after having a baby is not something to apologize for. It is something to keep.
Ready to Book Your Session?
We are booking Fresh48 sessions for families delivering at Montefiore. Tell us your due date and we will hold your spot.
Inquire about your session at Montefiore →
Also serving families at Columbia, Mount Sinai and hospitals across New York City.
About YourCherish
YourCherish was founded by Olga Zinner, a certified birth doula and documentary photographer who has photographed 160+ births and Fresh48 sessions. YourCherish combines luxury birth and newborn photography with certified doula support, serving families at hospitals across New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.