This Photo Of A Mother & Her Newborn Was Removed From Facebook (NSFW)

Last week, a woman who has identified herself just as Francie to protect her privacy, posted this photo of herself and her newborn daughter to a closed Facebook group called NYC Birth. It's a rare glimpse into the first moments after a natural home birth — blood, breasts, umbilical cord, and all. It was also apparently too much for some to stomach. New York Magazine was the first toreport that shortly after Francie posted the photo, she received a text from a friend informing her that the picture had been reported and Francie had been blocked from Facebook. As Francie toldCosmopolitan, "My first reaction was, 'Are you kidding me?!' The photo has been up in several groups for a year, and I've never gotten anything but positive feedback, and I've never been reported." It's true that the photo shows Francie's breasts — but Facebook policy allows for breastfeeding photos and photos of breasts with post-mastectomy scarring. Many don't understand why breasts shown in the context of another natural motherhood experience should be handled so differently. Until Facebook decides to change its policy, Twitter seemingly remains the platform that is most accepting of the nude female form.



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