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A video from the German content producer Josy Peukert, The 37-year-old, giving birth to her son in what she called a “free birth” on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, has drawn criticism online from those who believe the baby’s birth was fraught with risk. Precisely for coming into the world near the sea and in contact with the sand of the beach, in Nicaragua, the Central American country where she and her family live.
On the Instagram profile, @raggapunzel, Josy explained that the choice to live the moment at sea, without medical assistance or doule, was planned by her and her husband. In a short report posted on the social network, she also stated that the waves of the water helped in the rhythm of the contraction for childbirth.
The mother, who lives with her partner and several children in Nicaragua despite being German, has been explaining this online for days She was studying the state of the water at Majagual beach and the tides in order to give birth there.
Josy Peukert, 37, had his son in February, but the video went viral.
Regarding the reasons that prompted her to make this decision, the woman explained that she had been managing the possibility of having her baby in the sea for some time, and that the water conditions that day (February 27) were adequate.
“After what Bodhi she was born and wrapped in towels, I went back to the sea to freshen up. Then I got dressed, we packed up and went home, where the three of us went straight to bed. Later that same night, we weighed Bodhi with a luggage scale and it weighed 3.5 pounds, “he added.
Josy added that she wanted to have her baby unaided because “Doctors and midwives take away what the female body can do for itself.”
“I wanted to be worry-free for once,” the woman said, referring to other births in which she has not had a good experience.
Josy Peukerr and his partner live in Nicaragua.
With what he calls “free childbirth” he wanted to show what a woman’s body is capable of without medical intervention. “The waves had the same rhythm as the contractions, that smooth flow made me feel great,” she said, according to the New York Post.
The publication on social networks has aroused strong controversy. While some users applauded the young woman’s decision to give birth in the ocean, others criticized this unconventional way of having a baby because of the risks she can carry. “Is there any risk to the baby?” asked a user.
Josy Peukert was criticized on social networks.
According to the specialists consulted in different ways, the child may be exposed to a situation of drowning, rupture of the umbilical cord, hypothermia or encephalopathy due to lack of oxygen.
Source: Clarin
