Rihanna recounts giving birth in style and shares photos of ‘the most powerful thing I’ve done as a woman’ in honor of International Women’s Day.

Research shows that women giving birth in environments that help her feel calm and supported is directly tied to positive birth outcomes.

As Rihanna indicated, the first photo is of her getting some post-birth skin-to-skin time with RZA Athelston Mayers, who’s laying on his mom’s chest, near her jewelry-adorned neck. The second photo is of Rih and Riot Rose Mayers, enjoying an intimate moment looks up at the camera from behind her pink-framed sunglasses.