Californians for the Advancement of Midwifery (CAM)

Share your photos and stories

Your birth, in your pictures and your words

Because birth is personal.

Californians for the Advancement of Midwifery (CAM) and the California Association of Licensed Midwives (CALM) are building new websites. We want them to show real California families and the midwives who cared for them. If you gave birth with a midwife, send us your photos, your story, or both.

Only have photos? That is all we need. You do not have to write anything.

Birth photographers are welcome too, for photos where everyone pictured has signed a release with you.

Tell us about the birth
Where it happened, and a few details.

Add your story and photos
Photos on their own are welcome.

Choose how we may use them
Nothing goes further than you say.

About five minutes.

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Your photos

Only sending a story? Leave this step empty and press Next.

Choose photos

Photos from your phone or camera, the original files if you have them. You can add several at once.

Who took the photos?
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So we can credit them and ask their permission.

Is anyone else in the photos besides you and your baby?
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We will check with anyone else pictured before we use a photo.

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Your story

Only sending photos? You can skip this step. Photos on their own are just as welcome. Press Next.

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Three sentences or three pages, in your own words.

Choose a file
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Permissions

Choose each use you are comfortable with. You can say yes to some and no to others, and you can change your mind later.

Your story may appear
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Your photos may appear
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How should we name you?
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Please confirm

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About you

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Enter an email Use an address with (@) and (.)
Enter your phone number Enter a valid number like +1555-123-4567
May we contact you with questions about your story or photos?
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Thank you.

What you sent is on its way to us. We will be in touch if we have questions, and we will ask you before anything is published.

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About the birth

Who is sharing?
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Midwives and photographers: please answer for the birth in your story or photos.

For birth photographers

We are glad to use your work when everyone pictured has signed a release with you.

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Choose files
Where was the birth?
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Does any of this fit? (optional)
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This helps other families find stories like theirs.

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We will ask her before we name her.

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Please try again. If it keeps happening, your photos may be too large: try fewer at a time, or write to admin@advancingmidwifery.org.

What you send goes only to the CAM and CALM story team. We never share your email or phone number.

A joint project of CAM and CALM

Questions? Write to admin@advancingmidwifery.org

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