{"id":80932,"date":"2026-11-02T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=80932"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:45:52","slug":"what-to-wear-maternity-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/what-to-wear-maternity-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Wear for Maternity Photos: Ideas from Real Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-guide\" data-label=\"GUIDE | THE NETHERLANDS\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-55162 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-18.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Expecting couple among parked bikes by the canal for their maternity photos, her pink roses bright against a patterned dress and navy coat\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-18-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/dutch-maternity-18-800w.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-18.jpg 1500w\" \/><\/figure><p>What to wear for maternity photos? A dress that follows your bump, colors that go with your partner&#8217;s clothes, and shoes for an hour of walking. On the canals in summer, that meant a light white dress or a coral one. In autumn and winter, a coat over the dress became part of the look.<\/p><p>Every example below comes from a real session on the Amsterdam canals, in Leiden or in Rotterdam. A maternity session is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my family photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a>, with one hour, 30 photo downloads and all photos in your gallery within 7 days. Before every session, I share outfit suggestions, so you never have to work it out alone.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-glance\"><p class=\"rpb-box-title\">At a glance<\/p><dl><dt>Dress<\/dt><dd>One that follows the bump, fitted or flowing<\/dd><dt>Partner<\/dt><dd>Something simple that shares a color or a tone with your outfit<\/dd><dt>Shoes<\/dt><dd>A pair you can walk in, from flat sandals to heels you know well<\/dd><dt>Cooler months<\/dt><dd>A coat over the dress: it stays on and becomes part of the look<\/dd><dt>Outfits<\/dt><dd>One or two; you can change during the hour<\/dd><dt>Help<\/dt><dd>Outfit suggestions from me before your session<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"what-dress-works-for-maternity-photos\">What Dress Works for Maternity Photos?<\/h2><p>A dress that follows the bump, fitted or flowing. In early summer, one mother-to-be wore a fitted coral dress with a thin gold ring belt above her bump. In June on the Amstelveld, another chose a long, soft brown halter dress that flowed down from her bump. Both worked, because the shape of the bump stayed clear in every frame.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59320\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Couple posing on a canal bridge with black railings, a row of gabled houses behind them during a summer maternity session\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-6-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-80199\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/baby-bump-portrait-green-plants-evening.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Woman in a long brown halter dress cradling her baby bump with both hands and smiling, green plants with red flowers behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/baby-bump-portrait-green-plants-evening.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/baby-bump-portrait-green-plants-evening-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>A fitted coral dress in early summer, a long brown halter dress in June<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>The fabric matters as much as the cut. After all, a dress that moves when you walk, turn or laugh brings a frame to life. The coral dress also came with an ultrasound print and a pair of tiny white sneakers. You can see that whole session in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/summer-maternity-photos-canals\/\">summer maternity photos by the canals<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"light-colors-or-strong-ones\">Light Colors or Strong Ones?<\/h2><p>Both work, and the place helps decide. In August, a mother-to-be wore a light white <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broderie_anglaise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broderie anglaise<\/a> dress on the canals. Under a soft gray sky, the white stayed fresh against the dark water. Close up, its small eyelet pattern showed too.<\/p><p>Strong colors work just as well. In Leiden, a rust-red dress stood out against old brick and a deep red door. Her partner kept to a plain gray T-shirt. Their story is in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/baby-bump-leiden\/\">a red dress and a baby bump in Leiden<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-54640\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Laughing mother-to-be with one arm out in a light white broderie dress on a bridge, two old gables behind, a summer moment from their maternity photos\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-2-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-78204\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-heart-baby-bump-red-door.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Couple shaping a heart with their hands around her baby bump in front of a deep red door, his grey T-shirt beside her dress\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-heart-baby-bump-red-door.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-heart-baby-bump-red-door-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>Summer white on a canal bridge in August, rust-red at a red door in Leiden<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"what-to-wear-for-maternity-photos-in-autumn\">What to Wear for Maternity Photos in Autumn<\/h2><p>In autumn, the coat is part of the outfit, because it usually stays on. On the canals one early-autumn day, a mother-to-be wore a knee-length navy dress with wine-red leaves. A navy coat went over it. Her partner wore a black leather jacket over a burgundy shirt, with dark jeans.<\/p><p>One color tied it all together. The burgundy of his shirt came back in her bag and in the leaves of her dress. A bunch of pink roses softened the dark tones. More of that day is in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/autumn-maternity-photos\/\">autumn maternity photos with pink roses<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-55114\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"He kisses her cheek at a canal railing during their maternity photos, her pink roses, black heels and leaf-print dress in view\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-2-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-55144\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-12.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Two hands shaping a heart on a baby bump, rings on their fingers, over a dress with large wine-red leaves on navy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-12-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>A navy coat over a leaf-print dress, black heels and pink roses in early autumn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"what-should-your-partner-wear\">What Should Your Partner Wear?<\/h2><p>Something simple that shares a color or a tone with your outfit, although matching exactly isn&#8217;t needed. In August, a dad-to-be wore a white T-shirt with a leaf print and mustard-yellow shorts next to her white dress. The white tied them together, and the mustard added warmth under the gray sky. The rest of that August walk, bikes included, is in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/baby-bump-bike-amsterdam\/\">a baby bump on a bike along the canals<\/a>.<\/p><p>On the canals in early summer, a white linen shirt stood beside the coral dress. In Rotterdam in December, a dark wool coat and a checked scarf went with her long black coat.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-54709\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-25.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Expecting parents wear white and mustard yellow for their maternity photos, wheeling a cream bike and a blue bike across the cobbles\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-25.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-25-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>White and mustard yellow on two city bikes in August<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 id=\"which-shoes-for-an-hour-on-the-cobbles\">Which Shoes for an Hour on the Cobbles?<\/h2><p>Shoes you can walk in, because a session is a short walk through one area, often over cobbles. In summer, both mothers-to-be on the canals wore flat sandals, and their partners sneakers or leather shoes. In early autumn, black heels worked too, since we never walked far between two spots. And in Rotterdam in December, heeled ankle boots went with her long black coat.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-55180\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Expecting couple walking hand in hand down a cobbled canal street under an old lamppost, pink roses and a burgundy bag with them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-54682\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-16.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Noses almost touching, the couple holds hands on a bridge by a red bike, her flat sandals and his white sneakers in view during summer maternity photos\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-16.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/german-pregnancy-couple-summer-16-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>Black heels on the cobbles in early autumn, flat sandals and white sneakers in August<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-note\"><p class=\"rpb-box-title\">From experience<\/p><p>Along the way, I plan a few moments to sit: a low canal edge, a stoop, a bench in the shade. In August, one couple sat with their feet over the water. In Leiden, a round bench under a big tree gave them a pause. So a dress you can sit in comfortably helps as much as good shoes.<\/p><\/div><h2 id=\"what-does-black-and-white-film-do-with-an-outfit\">What Does Black-and-White Film Do with an Outfit?<\/h2><p>It turns color into texture. Two days before Christmas in Rotterdam, a mother-to-be wore a long black coat over a ribbed black dress. Her partner wore a dark wool coat. On Ilford black-and-white film, the ribs of the dress, the wool and the shine of their rings came forward. No color competed with them.<\/p><p>So on film, clothes with texture say more than bright colors do: a ribbed dress, a wool coat, a scarf. The whole winter walk is in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/maternity-photos-film-rotterdam\/\">maternity photos on black-and-white film in Rotterdam<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-77724\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pregnant-couple-walking-street-clock.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2715\" alt=\"Pregnant woman in a long black coat walking hand in hand with her partner past a street clock, in black and white\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pregnant-couple-walking-street-clock.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pregnant-couple-walking-street-clock-331x500.jpg 331w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-78174\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-rings-ribbed-black-dress-detail.jpg\" width=\"1799\" height=\"2714\" alt=\"Two hands with rings over a ribbed black dress with a knotted button, a close maternity detail on black-and-white film\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-rings-ribbed-black-dress-detail.jpg 1799w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-rings-ribbed-black-dress-detail-331x500.jpg 331w\" \/><figcaption>A long black coat and a ribbed black dress on Ilford film, December in Rotterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"flowers-a-bag-or-tiny-shoes\">Flowers, a Bag or Tiny Shoes?<\/h2><p>Small things that mean something to you work beautifully. In early autumn, pink roses and a burgundy bag came along and became a still life on the bricks. In early summer, a couple brought an ultrasound print and tiny white sneakers, and both became the heart of their photos.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-55120\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-4.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Pink and cream roses resting on a burgundy handbag on red bricks by a bicycle wheel, a still life from autumn maternity photos\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dutch-maternity-4-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-59332\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Close-up of an ultrasound print held against a coral dress, her hand and his fingers framing the image\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-10-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Those sneakers were the smallest outfit of the day. Held over her belly, they said exactly who was on the way.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-59323\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Couple holding a pair of tiny white baby sneakers over her belly, a canal bridge softly blurred behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indian-couple-pregnancy-7-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"and-if-your-toddler-comes-along\">And If Your Toddler Comes Along?<\/h2><p>Then your toddler is part of the look, too. On a June evening on the Amstelveld, the mother wore a long brown halter dress. The father and their little boy wore white and light colors. Those simple tones kept the three of them together, even while their son ran from the sandpit to the swings. Their evening is in <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/toddler-baby-bump-amstelveld\/\">a toddler and a baby bump around the Amstelveld<\/a>.<\/p><p>For toddler clothes, my guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/what-to-wear-family-photos\/\">what to wear for family photos<\/a> has more ideas.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-80629\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hand-on-baby-bump-canal-family-portrait.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Close family portrait by the canal, the mother&#x27;s hand on her bump and the toddler on his father&#x27;s arm in striped overalls\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hand-on-baby-bump-canal-family-portrait.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hand-on-baby-bump-canal-family-portrait-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><figcaption>Brown, white and a toddler by the canal on a June evening<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 id=\"one-outfit-or-two\">One Outfit or Two?<\/h2><p>One is enough, and two are plenty. As <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/faq\/\">my FAQ<\/a> explains, a second outfit adds variety, while a third mostly takes time we would rather spend photographing. You can usually change in the restroom of a nearby caf\u00e9, or outdoors where your outfit allows.<\/p><p>In Leiden, the partner did exactly that: halfway through the hour, he swapped his gray T-shirt for a taupe polo. Her rust-red dress stayed the same, so their photos show two looks without any fuss.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-78190\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-on-bump-cafe-square-leiden.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"He looks at her and smiles as their hands meet over her baby bump, caf\u00e9 terraces and green trees on a sunny square in Leiden\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-on-bump-cafe-square-leiden.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-on-bump-cafe-square-leiden-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>A taupe polo after the change, on a caf\u00e9 square in Leiden<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>So, what to wear for maternity photos? A dress you love that follows your bump, colors that sit well together and shoes for a short walk. I take care of the rest: outfit suggestions before your session, then the route and the guiding on the day. Hair and makeup are entirely up to you.<\/p><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Expecting, and still unsure what to wear for maternity photos? Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my family photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a> work, outfit suggestions included.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to wear for maternity photos? A dress that follows your bump, colors that go with your partner&#8217;s clothes, and shoes for an hour of walking. On the canals in summer, that meant a light white dress or a coral one. 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