Woman Gives Birth in Ocean on Purpose

I gave birth to my baby in the ocean because I wanted us to be free https://t.co/SHTF8i3LSn pic.twitter.com/ShEBpnLeHx
— New York Post (@nypost) June 1, 2022

Josy Peukert and her husband, Benni Cornelius, lead unconventional lifestyles. They have such a strong affinity for nature that Josy decided that the best type of "free birth" for her was to deliver in the crashing waves of a beach. The New York Post reports on their unique childbirth story.

The couple moved from Germany to Nicaragua. Peukert chose the beautiful Playa Majagual as the site of her fourth childbirth.

Peukert's first birth, which she describes as "traumatic", took place in a clinic. The second was at home. For the third, even having a midwife present was too invasive for her. For this pregnancy, Peukert decided to have no medical interventions or even prenatal doctor's appointments.

When the child came to term, she and her husband, Cornelius, headed to the beach. Cornelius brought towels and a bowl to catch the placenta. Their son, Bohdi, is a healthy 7 pounds and 6 ounces.

-via David Burge

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Even a normal birth without complications causes a considerable amount of torn skin, doesn't it? I'll admit to no expertise on the subject, but the possibility of getting sand and - urk! - whatever else might be floating around into those wounds sounds like something to be avoided rather than embraced...

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"...a bowl to catch the placenta." That about sums it up.

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to say the least, its extremely low iq and reckless to subject a newborn baby to ocean water

"Recent cases of flesh-eating bacterial infections have made headlines, yet you’re far more likely to wind up with nausea, diarrhea, or a respiratory infection after a trip to the beach. Researchers estimate bacteria in the waterways cause more than 90 million cases of stomach, respiratory, ear, eye, and skin-related illnesses every year in the U.S., while fewer than 1,500 cases of necrotizing fasciitis (aka flesh-eating bacteria) happen here annually, from any cause.

“Fecal matter, like from sewage discharge, is responsible for a lot of the pollution,” says Mark Mattson, president of Swim Drink Fish, an organization that promotes safe water. “After it rains, urban beaches are often contaminated from the runoff. And in rural areas, it’s agricultural pollution.”

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