The world has indeed come a long way since the introduction of social media and with Facebook adding a live video feature on its site, many are expected to take advantage of this. Recently, a baby's birth was broadcast live with this feature, and it is predicted that many similar incidents among parents will rise as a result.
The baby birth that was broadcast live on Facebook was from a TLC presentation, "A Baby Story," per New York Magazine. It featured a mom, Rosario, who was shown giving birth in her own bedroom, while her husband and two other kids were present.
The whole moment took place for at least 11 hours and had 50,000 viewers on Facebook, per Variety. The live feed was done in accordance with the guidelines from social media site.
The baby birth live broadcast on Facebook carried a warning for graphic content and was labeled for viewing for 18 years old and above. The camera was also carefully situated so that the live birth is still respectful of the mom's privacy. There was no nudity in the live broadcast, as per Facebook's requirements.
#Fashion Now You Can Watch A Woman Give Birth on Facebook Live:
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TLC is going to air a separate show on "A Baby Story" Monday, June 27. Variety additionally reports that this is actually a reboot of a 90s series about expectant mothers and their babies. Below is the teaser to the documentary series:
In May, a father also made use of the Facebook Live feature to stream the birth of his baby. Per Pop Sugar, the moment was aired live for 45 minutes and the video was both a "fascinating and bizarre" watch. It turned out that the father, Kali Kanongata'a, did not intend the video to become live, but he clicked on his Facebook setting wrong. It generated different responses from netizens.
However, it's fair to say that parents will be using this live feature a lot in documenting their children, so a baby birth broadcast live on Facebook could become a regular thing from now on. Will you consider broadcasting the birth of your baby on Facebook Live?
