IT’S THE BIGGEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE
You want lasting, positive memories of empowering support.
After months of preparation, the day you meet your little one will be filled with excitement, strength, and so much love. When the world around you feels busy and overwhelming, you want your birthing room to be a calm in the storm. With professional birth support, it can be.
As Winnipeg’s ONLY Certified Professional Birth Photographer and Videographer, Winnipeg Birth offers personalized, empowering birth photography, birth films and doula support to families in the Winnipeg and surrounding area. Jenine has over five years of experience perfecting the balance of capturing your life changing moments while also providing holistic support for your birth. Support centred on the knowledge that birth matters. That your birthing day is more than just a means to an end- it is a deeply personal, formative experience.
SUPPORT YOU FEEL EACH STEP OF THE WAY AND WILL REMEMBER FOR YEARS TO COME.
Stories passed down. Albums full of love. Pictures to fill in the blanks when your memories get foggy. Each one a reminder of the day it all began.
About your Winnipeg Doula + Birth Photographer
Hi there! I’m Jenine!
Holder of space. Documenter of important memories. I’m the one who’s going to stick by you when things get a little intense, because I’ve been there, and I know sometimes you just need a reminder of how strong you are. I’ve been a Winnipeg doula for over 15 years now, and a professional Winnipeg birth photographer for over five years. I can confidently say this heart work gets better each year.
When I’m not attending births or photographing fresh newborns, you can find me sipping a decaf French Toast latte and burying my nose in some guilty pleasure reading or playing Zelda or Hogwarts Legacy with my tiny humans. I’m not great at putting myself in front of the camera but I’m trying to show my face around here more!
BIRTH IS BEAUTIFUL
All birth. I believe there is no one size fits all perfect birth story.
In all its forms, Birth is beautiful.
I believe that birth doesn't have to be scary.
I believe birth is a love story. I see beautiful moments of connection and support and discovery.
I believe photographs of this day can be can healing, strengthening, empowering.
I want to be your Winnipeg birth photographer and doula.
WINNIPEG BIRTH OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT
Jenine, I don't think words could ever express my gratitude to you. You were a pillar in enabling me to birth my baby boy, bring life into this world and become a mother. Your mantras and your touch were what got me through each contraction. As soon as you arrived in that room, and I saw you get into gear and come behind me, I felt empowered. You helped my husband find a place in my birth that allowed him to participate in the way that he could. It was a balance that I wished for and that you mastered.-Leiba
courses and qualifications
Birth Becomes You Essence of Birth
Birth Becomes You Advanced Birth Videographer
MACFE Winnipeg, Certified Doula
DONA International, Doula Workshop
Canadian Birth Photographers, Member
Spinning Babies Workshop
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Winnipeg Tongue Tie Conference
Mental Health First Aid
Winnipeg Birth acknowledges that we operate on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Ininew and Dakota peoples, and on the homeland of the Metis nation. I acknowledge that I have much to learn still as we work towards Truth and Reconciliation being reality.
I aim for an inclusive practice in which people from all backgrounds and walks of life feel supported, heard and safe. I support LGBTQ* and BIPOC families, and aim to lift up those voices whom have traditionally been silenced.
I believe in autonomy for birthing people, and believe personal bias has no place in the birth room.