Water 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡s have been happening for some time now, but what happened to 37-year-old Josy Peukert is certainly singular.

In fact, the woman gave 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to her son in the waters of the Pacific Ocean on February 27, after she had never undergone any diagnostic checks during her pregnancy.

The moment in which the woman gave 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to her 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 was immortalized in a video, which was then posted on Instagram by the mother’s partner, immediately receiving a high number of views and comments. The very particular water 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 took place near Playa Majagual in Nicaragua, and the video was posted on the same day of the 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.

This type of 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 is known as a “free 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡” and does not involve any medical assistance. The partner took steps to accompany the mother to the beach, bringing various tools necessary for the 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 phase, including towels and a sieve, with which she took steps to capture the after𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.

The mother told the Daily Mail that she chose that day after monitoring the tide situation in the previous days.

When labor began, the other 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren were with friends, and her husband accompanied her to the beach. The woman said she had had this idea for some time, adding that the sea waves seemed to have a rhythm equal to that of her contractions. A flow so smooth that it makes her feel good.

 

In the video, some images show her kneeling in the surf, and in one clip, she is seen showing her new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 son to the camera with the umbilical cord still attached. Josy explained that after the 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡, she returned to the waters of the Pacific Ocean to cool off. After this operation, the woman got dressed and returned home with her husband and the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦, who weighed 3.5 kilograms at 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.

Josy wanted her son to be 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 without any medical assistance in order not to have any worries, given that her first 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡, which took place in a clinic, had been traumatic and the second 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 had been 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 at home with the help of a midwife, whose presence had seemed superfluous anyway.

There was no shortage of comments on social media, both auspicious and shocking: many users, including doctors, were in fact concerned about the potential health risks for mother and 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥. Infections, bleeding, and complications could have manifested themselves in any 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡. However, Josy was keen to let it be known that she and the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 are doing well.