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Pregnancyis a deeply personal experience and everyone has their own vision of how they want it to unfold.

With her due date approaching, Reddit userBirthVidThrowreceived a videographers services as a Christmas present to film the childbirth.

But the problem was that she didnt want it.

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In fact, the woman had repeatedly expressed that she found the idea repulsive.

By all means, give advice when asked but try not to be judgmental or didactic.

The author of the post was absolutely right in highlighting the vulnerable nature of delivery.

Pregnant woman in lace dress standing in garden, hands on her belly, serene and thoughtful.

Its also highly personal.

Offering a videographer to film the birth is not appropriate unless this was requested by the woman giving birth.

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