45 Hospital Birth Photos That Showcase the Incredible Strength of Women in Labor

There's truly nothing more breathtaking than the way babies come into the world, and the photographers who capture these precious, empowering, and completely incredible moments are able to give us all a look into intimate birth scenes we would otherwise never have been privy to. Every year, Birth Becomes Her — an international community of birth photographers created by Monet Nicole and Jennifer Mason — holds a birth photography contest in which these amazing photographers from all over the world can submit their work to be judged within specific categories. Even though they can't all be winners, every single submission to the contest was absolutely stunning.

Ahead are some of our favorite hospital birth photos submitted to the contest for consideration in 2019 (and next, check out the most gorgeous C-Section photos from the hospital category).