Safety at a Birth

Dad Interacting with Newborn

Number 1 priority in birth photography is SAFETY! This includes Mum, any support person, staff and baby.

Top safety tips to consider

- Do not interfere with a medical professional doing their job

- Don't get in the way

- Keep open communication between all parties to ensure everyone is on the same page

- Do not touch anything on blue as this is a sterile environment

- Regularly sanitize hands

- Do not attend a birth if you are sick

- Move out of the way of cease photography if asked to do so by a medical professional

- Do not touch baby unless offered by Mum

- Do not discuss inflammatory topics

- Have liability insurance