Helen Aller, 29, from Guernsey, who is eight months pregnant, took the black and white image of the unnamed woman - who was scared of having a C-section - and her newborn lying next to her wound.
The image touched a nerve around the world after Helen shared it online, and it has been seen 11.5 million times and liked by nearly 200,000.
Helen, a mother-of-two, posted on Facebook: 'I didn't expect this image to reach so far.
'I photographed this mama's pregnancy a couple of weeks back and she was telling me how terrified she was of having a c-section.
'Over the weekend she went into labour but had to have an emergency c-section after losing a lot of blood.
'She asked me to come over this morning and shoot this particular image as her worst nightmare proved to be what saved her and her son's lives.'
But Helen is eight-months pregnant herself and despite taking the moving photograph she is still 'terrified' about the thought of having a c-section herself.
Helen said she was also shocked by the negative backlash she received from some people.
Some Facebook users reported the image to try to have it removed.
She said: 'Some of the messages from people have said it's offensive, it's disgusting.
'People saying it's sexually explicit.
'I've had some messages where I've been called all sorts.'
She said the woman in the photograph, who has chosen to stay anonymous, can't believe the attention the image has received.
Helen said: 'I think she's shocked and overwhelmed at the minute.
'I'm going to show her in six months time all the comments but she wasn't expecting it and I wasn't expecting it either.
'She's only just had a baby so she's all over the place anyway.
'Her partner said he was so proud of her.
'Even when it went everywhere he was still so supportive.'
See a photo of Helen below
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