Hands-On Suturing will pay up to $500 for a photo series!

Hands-On Suturing is a professional continuing education course, 

on the subject of repairing tears from childbirth.

We frequently hear from our course participants how useful it would be to see a photo series of:

  • The wound prior to repair
  • The wound just after suturing
  • The wound after 1-2 weeks healing
  • The wound after 6-8 weeks healing


As such, we are seeking those photos, and will pay $500 for a complete series! 

HOW EXACTLY DOES THIS GO?

Are you pondering this, but curious...

  • Send a message to [email protected]

    Think you may be interested in being a model? Please email [email protected] to request a model release (and photographer release, if applicable), along with a checklist of what to do when.

  • Take photos!

    Ask your partner, doula, or midwife to take the photos as detailed in the checklist. (If you have a birth photographer, that's even better! Be sure to have them sign a photographer release.)

  • Receive up to $500

    We'll pay $500 for a full photo series that meets our specifications. (Partial series will be compensated $200-300.)

Photo requirements: 

  1. Photos must show the tear/repair well, and tear must require sutures. Sometimes multiple photos from slightly different angels will be needed to achieve this. We prefer at least 3-5 photos from slightly different angles for each of the four "occasions." (Only have 1 or 2 photos? That's fine, so long as they show what we need to see!)
  2. Photos must be clear and crisp. You'll likely need to turn on additional lights in order to take the photographs. Please do not use flashlights, as they create shadows.
  3. Please email [email protected] for a model release, and photographer release, if applicable. We cannot review submitted photos until this paperwork is received. You will also be sent instructions for submitting photos, and a checklist to be sure you are collecting everything you need. (Tip: It is best to make this request before the birth.)
  4. Once received, photos will be reviewed for use in Hands-On Suturing and other suturing courses on HiveCE. Photos will be used only for this purpose, and only behind the paywall. (They will not be used in promotional material.)
  5. If accepted, a full series of photos (multiple photos of the wound prior to repair, the wound just after suturing, the wound after 1-2 weeks, and the wound after 6-8 weeks), will be compensated $500.
  6. If accepted, partial series of photos will be compensated as follows:
    • Wound prior to repair + any other time period = $200
    • Wound prior to repair + two other time periods = $300


The vaginas of future childbirths thank you for your part in educating midwives!

Questions? Concerns? Please email [email protected].