A vlog content of actress and social media personality Toni Fowler drew flak after it showed Papi Galang , another internet personality, delivering a baby with an audience. Toni on June 29 uploaded a vlog documenting what she said was season two, episode 26 involving the “ToRo family,” her team. It was titled “ Motherhood ,” and it featured Papi giving birth to her third child via water birth at Toni’s home.
Water birth is the process of giving birth in a tub of warm water. The theory behind the birth is that since the baby has already been in the amniotic fluid sac — a water-like substance surrounding the fetus — for nine months, birthing in a similar environment is supposedly gentler for the baby and less stressful for the mother. While it has its own benefits like the effects of buoyancy, the process also carries the risk of water aspiration on the baby, who may accidentally inhale water.
Among the personalities who have given birth through this method is actress-host Coleen Garcia and Max Collins. Meanwhile, Toni’s vlog documented the whole process, from the team setting up a pool inside the house to Papi sharing her thoughts post-water birth. It also included scenes of Papi in a laboring position while surrounded by the ToRo family, including vloggers Anthony Leodones and Jamie Bautista .
Some online users found the moment disturbing as it featured a live view of Papi giving birth in front of a group of people, including males who were not in the medical .