Documenting your power.

Capturing those first moments.

Telling your story, authentically.

You deserve to have this journey documented & preserved so you never lose any of the beautiful details that far too often fade away with time.

 

Birth is vulnerable. Birth is beautiful. Birth is transformative. Birth is empowering. You deserve to be supported in your birth. You are amazing, strong, and powerful. Birth can and will transform you. It will warp you into a brand new version of yourself, every single time, whether it is your first or your sixth. You deserve to have a birth surrounded by support, love, and celebration. And that beautiful story that unfolds in the process is something you never want to forget. As a birth photographer and doula, I can help you find your inner power, and then document that power so you never forget it.

My own births have shaped me, and yours will you too. Birth is transformative. Birth is vulnerable. Birth is empowering. A baby is not the only one born on the day of their birth, a mother is also born, or reborn, on their baby’s birth day. This rebirth of a woman into a mother, or rebirth, is something incredibly sacred and intimate. Each of my own births have changed me in different ways, and during each birth I had my own rebirth into and then back into motherhood.

My births have taught me things I never knew about myself. My eldest’s birth taught me I am resilient. My middle’s birth taught me I am strong. My youngest’s birth taught me I am powerful and able. And with each of my children’s births I have discovered more of who I am. I am incredibly stubborn. I know what I want and refuse to accept defeat until I have it.

Photo taken by Haley Lent Photography Midwife team from Empress Birth Services

Photo taken by Haley Prideg Photography Midwife team from Empress Birth Services

If I sound like the birth photographer for you, reach out asap to reserve your spot in my calendar

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  • Mikayla is a blessing to work with. She took my maternity, an intimate postpartum/breastfeeding shoot and then later on, my family photos and we loved them all. She made me feel comfortable and confident in my own body in my maternity and postpartum which was definitely needed! She traveled to both my home and also to a specific area in CR that I wanted photos done. She was patient and kind and guided me/us. She captured very precious moments for us that I will cherish for my lifetime. I have not only gained a photographer through working with her but also a friend. 10/10 recommend.

    -Kelsi S.

  • Absolutely amazing! Definitely will use her again if we have another baby. Love love love our birth photos we got and our fresh 48. The raw pictures of a mother after a birth are beautiful even tho sometimes we look exhausted because well we are! I love the memories we got of becoming a family of 7. Will definitely be using her again!

    -Tiffany W.

 

Get in touch with Mikayla

Serving within 2 hours of West Liberty, Iowa

Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois

Iowa City. Cedar Rapids. Quad Cities.

mikaylastaggbirth@gmail.com

(315) 222-3343

“Whenever and however you intend to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.”

— Ina May Gaskin