Home birth photographer in Glasgow & Central Scotland

Documentary, unhurried, and held in the place your family already knows.

Home Birth

Partner kissing the head of a labouring mother as she rests on the floor during a home birth in Scotland
Partner kissing the head of a labouring mother as she rests on the floor during a home birth in Scotland

There is something so special about a birth that happens at home. Your own light. Your own things around you. The people you chose, in the room you know.

I’m there to document it, so that everyone else in the space can be fully present. I arrive when you ask me to, and I stay for as long as your labour unfolds.

Prior to your home birth we will have as many consultations as you like; digital and from the comfort of your home. I will also make sure to get to know any home birth midwives as well as anyone else on your birth team.

So that by the time your labour arrives, I know exactly where you would like me to be and not to be.

No two home births look alike. Some are slow and quiet, some are fast, some are loud, some happen in a pool in the living room and some on the bathroom floor. I follow the one in front of me.

  • The arrival of your birth team and early labour in your own space

  • Labour wherever it unfolds: pool, bed, floor, bathroom

  • The birth itself, in as much or as little detail as you choose

  • First skin-to-skin, first feed, the first quiet hours at home

What I document at a home birth

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Before your birth

We meet as many times as you need. We talk, not just about logistics, but about you. Your birth plan from front to back, so that nothing is ever a surprise for me. Where you want me to be at different stages, what you want documented, and what you'd rather keep private. Who will be in the room and what their role is. The things you're excited about and the things that make you nervous.

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During your birth

From 38 to 42 weeks, I am fully on call: day or night. I move through your birth the way a midwife moves: purposefully, quietly, and without ever drawing attention to myself. I stay for as long as your labour lasts. No overtime, no clock-watching, no moment where I need to leave. I am there until your baby is in your arms.

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After your birth

Within 24 hours, you receive a few previews, so you don't have to wait weeks wondering. Your full gallery of all the edited photographs is delivered within four weeks. Every photograph is edited with care. Nothing is rushed, because these photographs are not a product. They are a record of one of the most significant days of your life.

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Partner supporting labouring woman during home birth, Central Scotland. Birth photography by Marieke Captures Birth
Newborn placed on mother's chest skin to skin after birth, Glasgow — Marieke Captures Birth
Woman leaning against wall during active labour, focused and inward — home birth photography Scotland by Marieke Captures Birth
Labouring woman in black, dramatic available light, intense moment of transition — documentary birth photography Glasgow
Birth pool set up in living room at night with string lights, Glasgow — home birth photography by Marieke Captures Birth
Mother holding newborn in water birth pool, home birth — documentary birth photography Scotland
Close up of placenta— documentary birth photography, Central Scotland by Marieke Captures Birth
Mother nursing newborn after birth, softly lit — birth and newborn photography Glasgow by Marieke Captures Birth
Newborn held in the water of a birth pool with a midwife’s hands supporting, photographed from above
Black and white view of an inflatable birth pool lit with fairy lights before a home water birth
Smiling mother holding her newborn in a birth pool while a midwife’s hands help during a home water birth
Fairy lights and a dried orange garland hanging in the room where a home birth took place
Midwife kneeling beside a birth pool to support a labouring mother in a living room lit with fairy lights
Young girl holding her newborn baby sibling on the sofa after a home birth
Home birth midwife sitting on the floor with papers and a laptop, surrounded by her bags, at home
Father resting his head on the birth pool while his partner is in labour in the background at a home birth
Black and white image of hands cutting the baby’s umbilical cord with scissors after a home birth

Water Birth

If you’re planning a water birth, we talk it through beforehand: where the pool will be, where I’ll stand, and what you’d like documented. If you wish, I will make sure to provide you with submersible water lights to get that romantic effect in your birth pool.

The Familiarity Method

By the time your birth begins, you won’t be thinking about me. That’s the point. We meet as often as you want before your birth. You come to a maternity session, so you know how I work. We talk through your birth plan, your people and your what ifs. When labour starts, I’m someone you know, not someone you have to manage.

If plans change

Some home births move to hospital. If that happens, I can come with you or I can stay behind, whichever you prefer. We decide together before your birth, so nothing ever feels like a surprise or needs to be communicated in the moment.

Where I photograph home births

I work anywhere in the Central Belt of Scotland including: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Largs, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Falkirk, the Scottish Borders, and anywhere else across Central Scotland.

Mother nursing newborn after birth, green bedding, warm and intimate — birth and newborn photography Glasgow by Marieke Captures Birth
Woman holding baby for the first time at home water birth, low light — documentary birth photography Scotland
Labouring woman in black, quiet intensity — documentary birth photography Glasgow by Marieke Captures Birth
Couple in intimate moment during labour, warm fairy lights — home birth photography Scotland, Marieke Captures Birth
A cozy living room corner featuring closed glass doors decorated with string lights, a small white storage unit with a lamp and items on top, a pink blanket, and part of a sofa with a person sitting beside a circular inflatable pool in dim lighting.
Dramatic placenta moment in red tones — documentary birth photography Central Scotland
Mother with newborn in warm golden light — birth photography Glasgow by Marieke Captures Birth
Woman in active labour beside window, available light — documentary birth photography Scotland by Marieke Captures Birth
Close up of newborn hands held by parent immediately after birth — first moments, birth photography Glasgow by Marieke Captures Birth

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Read a home birth story

Every birth I document is a story worth telling. The families who have shared theirs have given future clients something no brochure ever could: the honest, lived experience of what it actually feels like to have me in the room. Read them and see if this feels right for you.

Glasgow · Home birth

From Glencoe to Home: A Glasgow Home Birth

A planned home water birth: patient, peaceful, and completely unhurried.

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Father and mother in first moments after home water birth, Glasgow — birth photography by Marieke Captures Birth

Largs - Home Birth

Home birth in Largs, Ayrshire

A beautiful home birth that unfolded in Largs, Ayrshire.

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Birth pool lit with fairy lights in a living room, set up for a home birth in Largs

Scottish Borders - Home Birth

Home Birth in the Scottish Borders

A home birth where the entire family was present.

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Mother breastfeeding her newborn while her older child cuddles in, home birth in the Scottish Borders
Mother breastfeeding her newborn while her older child cuddles in, home birth in the Scottish Borders

Ayr · Home Birth

Home Birth in the coastal town of Ayr

A tranquil home birth that started at dusk that lasted till dawn.

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Newborn held in water during home birth in Ayr, Scotland — documentary birth photography by Marieke Captures Birth

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Father holding newborn in warm light at home after birth, Glasgow — birth photography by Marieke Captures Birth

★★★★★

"At the birth, I didn't even notice her near me taking the photos, so it was incredible seeing the photographs afterwards."‘‘

Marieke kept in touch on the lead-up, came out when we had a false start, but was happy to leave and come back when things really started. They were everything I wanted and more. So much so that I got her out for a newborn home shoot not long after. I will sing her praises and recommend Marieke and her services forevermore. Capturing this precious time in my life is something I'll cherish forever.

-Emily · Home birth, Glasgow

What's included in every birth package

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Birth photography isn't something you add at the end. It's something you prepare for together, which is why every package includes everything required to do that properly.

✓ Unlimited pre-birth consultations as many meetings as your family needs, no rush, no limit

✓ Full on-call availability from 38 to 42 weeks: day, night, weekends, bank holidays, without exception

✓ A dedicated maternity session at the Glasgow studio or on location, built in as preparation, not an optional extra.

✓ Complete coverage from active labour through to the first quiet moments after birth, for as long as it takes

✓ 50-100 photographs fully edited to the highest standard. The exact number varies depending on the length and nature of your birth.

✓24-hour preview so the wait doesn't feel endless, followed by full delivery within four weeks

Flexible payment plans

Spread the cost: interest-free, over 12 months.

Birth photography is a significant investment, and it should feel manageable. Payment plans are available so you can book early, pay gradually, and arrive at your birth knowing everything is taken care of. Birth photography starts from £1,600. Elective caesarean birth starts from £1,300.

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Everything you wanted to ask.

  • Absolutely! Yes. We talk through the pool, the space and what you’d like documented before your birth. I can even make sure to provide you with submersible lights that you can add to your water birth set up.

  • I can come with you or stay behind, whichever you choose. We decide together beforehand.

  • I work anywhere in the Central Belt of Scotland including: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Largs, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Falkirk, the Scottish Borders, and anywhere else across Central Scotland.

  • Just like any member of your birth team, I will make sure to get to know them prior to your birth. So I’m a familiar face to everyone involved, including your children!

YOUR BIRTH IS COMING

Let's talk before it does.

I take a very small number of births each year. Dates are booked months in advance. If your due date is on the horizon, the best time to reach out is now.

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