The short answer is no! The long answer is, it depends. I want to show your story in my photos, that means if you wanted the room to be dark while you were laboring, then my photos will be dark. If I find that I can’t do my job due to the lack of light, I will try to speak to others about turning on a light in a nearby room to spill some light into your birth area. If there just isn’t another way, I will resort to using flash. If I need to use flash though, don’t be alarmed! I will point it towards the ceiling or wall and you probably won’t even notice it.