your birth. your legacy. held in your hands.

Your birth journey is a sacred and intimate chapter in your family’s life. Even more, your birth experiences are a link in your family’s entire legacy. Generation after generation, we are connected to grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and sons of past, present, and future.

Though stories can be passed down through the years, their details are foggy or even totally lost. I will be there for you to forever retell the legacy of your baby’s birth with timeless photographs. Photographs that you can feel and hold and touch and pass down for generations.

Hi, I'm Melissa

Your northwest indiana & chicagoland birth photographer

Proudly working with clients from Northwest Indiana, northeast indiana & Chicagoland hospitals and these private practices

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I can honestly say that hiring Melissa at Mother Hands Birth Photography was the best decision we made for capturing the birth of our daughter. She was so wonderful the whole labor. She was so helpful in the labor process and of course gave us the most amazing photos and video.

Like she said when she left, it felt like we were friends by the end of the day. If you're on the fence about getting a birth photographer, Melissa is definitely the way to go!

~Nick

holy family birth center | fort wayne, indiana

taylor & nick

From start to finish, Melissa with Mother Hands Birth Photography was a tremendous help that we didn't even know we really needed! She gave emotional support to my wife, a calming presence to me, and photos that helped capture all of the moments of the entire process! Plus, she 100% knows when to be where, so there weren't any issues or concerns about personal space or issues with the nursing staff.

You may think that you don't need photos of your birth, or that these photos come out tasteless because of... you know... BIRTH... But not a single photo I received from her was anything short of perfection!

~Brandon

franciscan health | crown point, indiana

Celina & brandon

I didn’t know in those raw moments that I was getting a piece of my life forever captured. I didn’t realize how much I needed those photographs. Moments that I will never relive, but forever have.

Melissa did an amazing job! I couldn’t have asked for anything better. There is truly nothing more beautiful. If you are even considering getting a birth photographer, please, PLEASE do so and use Mother Hands Birth Photography. It truly was one of the best decisions of my life.

~Vanessa