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Take A Picture of Your Birth...It Will Last Longer

Digital cameras are everywhere…documenting everything from mundane meals to cute things kids do. There are still a few high-stakes events that warrant the sticker price of a professional shutterbug: weddings of course, school portraits, and – for a new generation of open-minded Mommies and Daddies –births. The emerging trend was the subject of an article by Elissa Gootmanof the New York Times – the only person on our staff who’s given birth was grossed out. The new dad was intrigued, so we wanted to find out more. We caught up with a new mom living in Manchester, New Hampshire who made sure her labor was captured in full…

Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.

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