Touching Photo of Baby Grasping Doctor's Finger From the Womb During C-Section Goes Viral

It's not the first time such a moving photo has been taken, but the imagery of a baby's finger reaching up out of the womb is causing a stir in the pro-life community yet again.

The image snapped of the baby being delivered via a Cesarean section in Phoenix in October was released just before the new year and has gone viral. According to AZFamily.com, the photo of Nevaeh -- heaven spelled backwards -- reaching into the outside world she was about to join has been viewed more than 10,000 times and liked by more than 1,000 people on Facebook.

(Image: A Classic Pin Up/Facebook)

Here's more from AZFamily on the events surrounding the photograph:

“It was such an amazing photo.  [Hospital staff] had possibly heard of it happening but they had never seen a photo of it,” said Alicia Atkins, Nevaeh’s mother.

Few lives will be as well documented as little Nevaeh's. Her mother is a professional photographer who owns A Classic Pin-Up in Glendale. However, it was her dad, Randy, who snapped the picture.

“The doctor called me over and said, ‘Hey, she's grabbing my finger.’  So I ran over there and just grabbed the shot and I was just in awe looking at it.  It was such an amazing picture,” said Randy Atkins, adding that he was nervous about missing the precious and fleeting moment as he hurried to snap a picture.

Alicia said they had never intended to share the photo publicly, thinking many would find it "disgusting." But that didn't end up being the case. She also told AZFamily there have been offers to purchase the photograph.

On her A Classic Pin Up Facebook page, Alicia wrote that she is "in awe of this photo" and considers it "something to remember forever."

Watch the report:

(H/T: LifeNews)