Fresh48 Photography at Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick NJ
Saint Peter's University Hospital at 254 Easton Avenue delivered more than 5,400 babies in 2025, one of the highest volumes in New Jersey. With so many families from New Brunswick, Somerset, Edison and Middlesex County delivering here, it is one of the hospitals where we photograph Fresh48 sessions most often.
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 Saint Peter's, here is what a Fresh48 session with YourCherish looks like.
What a Fresh48 Session at Saint Peter's 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 Saint Peter's, 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 Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's is a state-designated Regional Perinatal Center with a Level IV NICU, the highest level, so it cares for both routine births and the most complex ones. We adapt the session to whatever your first days look like, including time in the NICU when staff allow it.
It is also home to the Mary V. O'Shea Birth Center, New Jersey's only hospital-based, midwifery-led birth center, and offers midwifery care in the main Labor and Delivery Unit as well. Families who choose the birth center often go home sooner, so we plan your session timing around that.
Newsweek named Saint Peter's one of America's Best Maternity Hospitals for the fifth year in a row in 2026. Visitor rules for the postpartum floor are set by the hospital and can change, so we confirm them with you before your due date.
Fresh48 After a C-Section at Saint Peter's
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 Saint Peter's
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 Saint Peter's →
What Families Delivering at Saint Peter's Often Ask
Can a photographer visit the postpartum floor at Saint Peter's? Most hospitals allow a photographer to visit a patient's room with the patient's approval, but visitor rules can change. We check Saint Peter's'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 Saint Peter's. Tell us your due date and we will hold your spot.
Inquire about your session at Saint Peter's →
Also serving families at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Clara Maass Medical Center and hospitals across NYC, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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.