Bekah Martinez’s birth story: After 28 hours of laboring at home, the Bachelor star welcomed her first daughter Ruth in an unmedicated waterbirth, while surrounded by her partner, mother and care providers.

Bekah tells Motherly, “When the time came I was able to fully relax and surrender. People have commented on how in-control I appear, but it was quite the opposite. I surrendered all my control and it made the experience so much more peaceful.”

Read more about Bekah’s birth story here.

Film by Lauren Guilford Photography

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