https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:09:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836942 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:54:24 +0000 daniellemybelle 836942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: CLV?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836925 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:44:05 +0000 Turd Ferguson 836925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know they allow it (video--pictures are fine from what I've heard/read) at our hospital (where I plan on having the baby), BUT, you need to have written consent from any/everybody that will be in the room...soooo, they kind of make you work for it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836882 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:31:40 +0000 photojane 836882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! The nurse took pictures for us - even one of Sadie's little face coming out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836870 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:23:07 +0000 lawbee11 836870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836849 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:11:05 +0000 autumnlove 836849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, photography and video (after the baby was born) was allowed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836841 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:07:30 +0000 rattles 836841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know you weren't allowed video, but I'm not sure about still photos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836833 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:02:58 +0000 birdofafeather 836833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: clv.... ahhahaha</p> <p>i have photos of DD coming out of my who-ha. courtesy of my doula. kinda freaked me out to look at but the look on my face of relief is pretty priceless! ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836800 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:49:58 +0000 chopsuey 836800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I have pics of both my kids coming out of my CLV! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836790 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:45:56 +0000 daniellemybelle 836790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard that my hospital does not allow photos of the actual delivery, though you can have photos during labor. Still, I'm sure this varies based on the nurses / midwife / OB you get... Some are probably stricter than others. I'm not interested in any birth photography though so its not a big deal for me. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836780 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:41:46 +0000 misolee 836780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to have an emergency c-section and my husband wasn't allowed in the OR while they were getting me ready. When he walked in, he was in his blue scrubs and had our camera around his neck like a tourist. For some reason, that sight made me crack up laughing. </p> <p>but yea...photo yes. but i wouldnt let him take pics of my insides. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836766 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:35:18 +0000 rawrasaur 836766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Photography - yes. Video - not while delivering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836752 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:29:44 +0000 MrsH 836752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sure a lot of hospitals don't allow it for malpractice reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836746 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:28:12 +0000 Pepper 836746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just took a hospital tour yesterday, and they said your support people/person can take as many pictures as they want during the birth, as long as you stay north of the mom's knees! They said they don't allow pictures or video "between the legs." </p> <p>They also told us that you can hand the camera over to one of the nurses, because they're always willing to get some action shots. Same with a c section, you can have a camera in the room, but no pictures of the other side of the sheet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836725 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:21:39 +0000 mrskc 836725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No photos until after delivery at my hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836711 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:15:52 +0000 tororojo 836711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but DH was busy holding a leg! But we could have had pretty much anyone in the room that we wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836703 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:15:16 +0000 Foodnerd81 836703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know the rules at my hospital, but I do know my sister has a picture from her c-section as they are pretty much taking her son out (I don't think she meant to share that one, it was in a stack she had given me to look through). So I guess her hospital didn't have a problem with it. Her husband took it with a regular camera. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836695 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:12:45 +0000 kiddosc 836695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We wanted to set up a video camera, behind my head, during the birth and were told we couldn't. I don't know if they would have allowed still pictures. DH was busy holding my leg and being a part of the experience and I didn't want him manning a camera. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836689 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:10:57 +0000 lovehoneybee 836689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital policy didn't allow it but I think they might have key us had we asked/just done it. They were pretty lax about a lot of their "rules" (like how many support people I could have, for example). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836684 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:10:06 +0000 runsyellowlites 836684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They told us we couldn't photograph the actual delivery. I know a number of birth photographers though &amp; they've done it so I suppose if the photographer has a history with the hospital then maybe they could get allowance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-delivered-at-a-hospital-was-photography-allowed-during-birth#post-836676 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:07:06 +0000 lawbee11 836676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was photography allowed during childbirth if you delivered at a hospital? I assume most hospitals allow photography during labor and after birth, but just wondering if it was allowed during the actual birth? </p>