Kourtney Kardashian TV birth scandal (VIDEO): Are people overreacting?

When my second child was born in 2002, I was offered the chance to touch my daughter's head before she was fully born. I declined lol, but I could have if I had wanted to. I don't see what the big deal was. If someone didn't want to watch, turn the channel, or don't click the video. There are tons of birth shows on television these days, it's not something 'new' I have heard of similar birth experiences over the years, mainly with midwives or doulas. I am sure I saw a water birth on TV many years ago where the mother reached down (she was on her knees) and pulled her baby out. Why not?

AMAZED!!!! how cool is that! I delivered my eldest vaginally and I also delivered my twins vaginally!!! WISH I could have pulled them out myself. Never even thought to do it.. although might not have been able to reach over my huge belly with the twins! What an amazing thing to share.. and to show that birth is not a negative scary thing.. scary sometimes yes.. but also a miracle.. every single time.. it is a miracle!

People get outraged over the simplest of things...........and birth is something natural.
There was nothing wrong with that video at all.
The only thing that would bother me, if I were her, is the amount of people in the room. Obviously that's okay with her, but it wouldn't be with me. When my daughter was born, it was just me and my husband in there with the medical staff, and family met us afterwards, and that is how I would want it.
But..........whatever.............I don't understand people's outrage.
And as for her pulling her own child out.........so what???? I don't understand the outrage behind that either. I'll just keep on shaking my head, I guess.

Do not love or even care for the Kardashians, but what the heck is people's problems??!! If you don't like the idea of the video, DON'T WATCH.... what she did (pulling out the baby/video-taping the birth) is something people have been doing for years. I was lucky enough to have no complications with my 2nd child and was able to pull her out myself as well - it was magical and completely normal...wish I had been able to do it with my 3rd & 4th deliveries. GOOD ON YOU KOURTNEY!

Love it. Not a Kardashian fan, but this is wonderful.

I thought this was amazing. What a fantastic moment for Mom and baby alike. I thought it was such a beautiful moment.

Can anyone say epidural? lol.

I thought it was beautiful to see how much mom connected to baby immediately. Nothing gross about it.

I had both my daughter's with midwives and they encouraged me to pull out my baby once the head was out. It is a totally natural thing and people should stop being such critics. Whether I would go on live tv and deliver is another thing but as for her choice of how to deliver, that is up to her and her doctors. It doesn't impact the health or well being of the baby so people should just keep their noses out of it.

that was so sweet giving birth is beautiful an di wish my docs would have asked me if i wanted to do that and she was so calm why would people have a problem with that

Are people reacting badly to this? I think it's great. Nice to have something like this on a reality show. The more real births on TV the better.

I do not think it is gross, I do not think it is wrong. TONS of women share their birthing videos daily on TLC on Baby Story or Birth story or Make room for Multiples...so why is this so wrong?

And as for her pulling the baby out, more power to her! I love her, she is a great Mom and they are a great family.

Anyone who has a problem with it could have shut the TV off.

If you don't like it, don't watch it to the naysayers. You do have a choice not to watch it.
I say Bravo to Kourtney.
1. She showed a very real vaginal birth on TV, not some fake movie birth. She had an epidural and showed pain. She made choices and stood behind her decisions. Awesome.
2. I think it will encourage more women (and family/men) to be involved in the actual birth with showing her pulling out the her babe to the populas of America that may have ever seen that or heard of it.
3. Its not gross. It life and something beautiful. If anything, it made me a little sad that I didn't film my babies births.

Pretty fantastic I think!! Even if it was a Kardashian I think that is the most wonderful experience being able to grab your baby and help bring them the rest of the way into the world. I got to do that and the thought that not only my lower body got to help but my hands got to help this wonderful miracle!!

I generally avoid all things Kardashian I must admit but I actually kind of love this!

Pretty amazing. I'd love to know if she was calm because she was in a natural state OR if she was calm due to epidural and drugs.

I thought it was awesome! Who do you think pulled babies out yonks ago? The mama's, of course! No one can tell you if you can or can't do something during your own birth experience!

I thought it was great!!! I enjoyed watching Kourtney give birth anf thought that it was amazing to watch her be so calm adn collected about it.

I find nothing wrong with it. I agree it was tactful and she made it look so easy!

I say kudos to her!!

They allowed me to pull my last daughter out if I wanted. I didn't do it. I just didn't want to. I wasn't grossed out by it though. And I am not at all disturbed by the video. I think it was "tactful" in that nothing extraordinary happened. It's childbirth....in an age when technology is giving us the ability to record our life experiences. This is a life experience. People post this stuff all over the internet, so who cares if she uses it in her show. Just my opinon of course.