Birth · Maternity · Newborn · Doula · NYC
You deserve to feel held — not just photographed
A certified team in New York, caring for families through pregnancy, birth, and the first days of new life. Sessions from $490.
300+ births attended · DONA-certified · Serving NYC, NJ & CT
Why families choose us
One team, from bump to baby
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One trusted relationship
The same certified team beside you through pregnancy, birth, and your baby's first days — one relationship, beautifully unbroken.
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Pricing you can see
Every collection and rate is here for you, exactly as it is. Thoughtfully simple, with nothing held back.
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Certified, and deeply present
Founded by a clinical psychologist and DONA-certified doula. More than 300 births attended across our team.
The experience
From your first hello to a gallery you'll keep
A calm, considered experience from your first hello to the gallery you'll keep forever.
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Discovery call
A gentle 15–20 minute conversation about your due date, your hopes, and the moments you most want held.
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Plan together
Once booked, we plan everything — location, timing, outfits, birth preferences, hospital logistics.
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Your session or birth
We arrive fully prepared and fully present. For births, we're on-call from 36 weeks.
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Your gallery
A proof gallery in 2–3 days; final hand-edited images in 5–10 days. Never mass-processed.
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We stay close
Newborn, Fresh 48, milestones, first birthday — the same team, for years to come.
Maternity
You don't have to feel like a model
Gentle guidance through every pose, so nothing feels stiff or staged. Bring your partner, your children, even the dog — everyone you love is welcome. Loveliest around 28–34 weeks.
From $490 →
Birth & Doula
The one thing no one else offers
We're the only NYC studio where the same certified person can be your doula and your photographer. One relationship through labor, transition, delivery, and that first feeding — at home, in hospital, or at a birth center. On-call from 36 weeks.
From $2,200 →The details
Exactly what to expect
The gentle details, so you always know what to expect.
Newborn
In your home, on baby's schedule
- Best timing: days 5–14, when babies are sleepiest and naturally curled
- Where: we come to you — no leaving home in the first weeks
- We bring: studio lighting, props, wraps, posing equipment
- You provide: a warm room and a fed, sleepy baby
Fresh 48
Your first 48 hours, documented
- Length: typically 1.5–2.5 hours at the hospital
- Captures: first feeding, family, sibling meeting, tiny details
- You receive: 60–120 final edited images
- Delivery: within 3–5 weeks (rush available)
Birth
On-call, ready when you are
- On-call: from 36 weeks until your baby arrives
- Coverage: labor, transition, delivery, golden hour, first feeding
- Style: documentary — real and unposed
- Same person can be your doula for continuous support
Hospitals we cover
All major NYC-area hospitals
- NYC: NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, Lenox Hill, Weill Cornell, Columbia, Methodist, Maimonides, LIJ, Montefiore
- NJ: Hackensack, Morristown, Jersey City Medical
- CT: Greenwich, Stamford
- Not listed? Ask — we likely cover it
Our studio
Come to us, or we come to you
- Studio: 147 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001
- Or in-home: we bring the full studio — lighting, props, backdrops
- Studio experience: +$250 add-on, either location
- Also available: outdoor sessions across NYC
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Everyone you love is welcome in the frame.
Photo Sessions
Maternity · Newborn · Family
from $490
Up to 90 minutes, private online gallery, hand-edited images delivered in 5–10 days. Everyone you love is welcome in the frame.
Reserve a SessionBirth & Doula
On-call from 36 weeks
from $2,200
Photography, doula support, or both — the only NYC studio where one certified person holds every role, from labor through golden hour.
Reserve Your DateA deposit reserves your date. Write to us and we'll send full collection details.
Recent work
Stories we've had the honor to tell
Every image belongs to a real family in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
What families say
In their words
In the words of families across New York, New Jersey & Connecticut.
★★★★★
"I cannot put into words what it meant to have Olga in the room. As a doula, she made me feel safe. As a photographer, she captured a moment I didn't even know was happening."
— Sarah M., Brooklyn★★★★★
"I was so nervous about birth photography. I thought I'd feel watched. I felt neither. I felt held. The photos are breathtaking and I look at them every week."
— Jennifer R., Manhattan★★★★★
"We booked the combined doula + birth photography package and I tell every pregnant woman I know to do the same. It is unlike anything else in NYC."
— Amanda & David T., UWS
Ready when you are
Reserve your date
Choose your collection, or begin with a quiet conversation.
Reach us anytime at 347-263-4267 · love@yourcherish.com
