A new dad is being credited with bringing the "selfie" to the delivery room and creating the "birthie."

The photo of the Denver man's smiling face, set against a backdrop of his wife grimacing through labour pain behind him, is making the rounds on social media.

 

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Gil Solano shared the photo on Reddit on Tuesday, with the caption: "My wife wanted to make sure that someone took a picture of the expression on our faces when our daughter was born today. So I took this one."

Many have since warned the new dad that he could be in some serious trouble.

"Humor is all about timing," one reader commented. "Show her between contractions - hilarious. Show her during contractions - you're now a patient yourself."

Solano later posted on Reddit that he took the photo for his wife's brothers, who were asking how the labour was going.

"I showed it to her in between pushes and she cracked up," he wrote. "Now I'm reading her all of your comments while she feeds our healthy 7lb 6 oz girl."