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  • Hello! I’m Kali Shanti Park, a certified doula and birth photographer serving the East Texas area.

    If you are on my site because you are pregnant and considering a doula or birth photographer, or just to check out what services I offer, welcome! My passion is to help support women in their individual birth choices as well as capture those unforgettable moments of labor and the first few precious hours.

    I would love to help you have a wonderful birth!

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Now Featuring Maternity Photography!

I am very excited to announce that I am adding maternity pictures to my birth photography services! Go to my Photography page to learn more about new packages and specials.

**New Year Special** Book either maternity or birth session between January 1st and February 1st and receive $25 off (either package).**

Here are a few pictures from a shoot I did of Elfin, a gorgeous mom of four children (plus one due in March). Click to view larger.

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Video – The Doula: A Dad’s Perspective, Part 1

The Doula: A Dad’s Perspective Part 1

Many expecting mothers who consider having a doula wonder if her partner will be supportive of the idea. Some dads-to-be are afraid that their role might be replaced in the birth process. Other fathers wonder if having a doula is really a benefit to the mom if they as a partner are supportive or if a good OB, nurse, or midwife is present. I address more of the benefits to having both a doula and loving partner present at the birth on my FAQ page, but I thought I’d share with you what a couple of the fathers of my clients had to say about their perspectives on having a doula. This will be the first in my series called The Doula, A Dad’s Perspective. Enjoy, and share it with your friends!

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Elizabeth Blitz - November 16, 2010 - 11:21 am

Wow, what a great video. Thanks so much for sharing!

Jen McKinnon - November 16, 2010 - 8:18 pm

Thank you SO much for making this video! It’s concise, personal and explains why Dads are helped by a doula. I’m definitely sharing this video with my clients.

Londa Lelacheur - March 2, 2012 - 4:28 am

My brother recommended I might like this web site. He was totally right. This post actually made my day. You cann’t imagine simply how much time I had spent for this information! Thanks!

admin - March 2, 2012 - 3:04 pm

Wonderful! So glad it has helped. :)

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Capturing the Moment: A Lovely Home/Waterbirth in Pictures

I had the immense privileged and pleasure of being the birth photographer for one of my friends, Brandi, last week. It was the birth of her third child, a boy. She had him in the comfort of her home with a wonderful local midwife, Vicky Wells, from Labor of Love Birth Center in Tyler, TX.  Though it was different than being a doula, I loved being able to capture those special moments of labor and birth! Here are a few images from that birth; see my Birth Photography page for more.

Thank you, Brandi, for allowing me to be a part of this experience!

Readers, if you want an East Texas birth photographer, let me know!:)

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