Having a photographer at the birth of a child is not unheard of these days. Birth photos are a beautiful memento of one of the most extraordinary experiences in a mother’s life.

Kathy Rosario is a US based photographer, and the photos she took of her friend’s water birth are going viral.

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GALLERY: Kathy Rosario's beautiful water birth photos.

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There’s something compelling about birth. Despite the pain and raw edge, birth and the story of birth has drawn people in for as long as we remember. Not really a surprise then that images of birth and of newborn babies, awake our curiousity and evoke a sense of calm joy, even though the photos that might be confronting.

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GALLERY: Incredible photos of babies half-born.

A thumbs up from dad.

So raw.

We see a head.

Just beautiful.

A c-section.

Birth in black and white.

More birth in black and white.

The reality.

There's a head.

A series.

New life.

Did you have a photographer at the birth of your child?