This is Birth: A C-section gender reveal

By Motherly December 21, 2020

Watch the precious moment when this mama wakes up and finds out the gender of her baby.

“Due to some health complications, Joyous needed to have a C-section performed. One of the good unknowns with this labor was that the parents decided to not know the gender of the baby until after the birth. When they both find out, they are totally overwhelmed with emotion. It was amazing to witness their love for their newborn, and also the relief that everyone was healthy after so much uncertainty.”
– Videographer K+A Films

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