Katie Hopkins is known for being more than a little controversial with her opinions, but her latest comments on childbirth have sparked outrage on Twitter.
Sitting down at LBC Radio, she explained that you are a ‘more powerful woman if you give birth naturally without pain relief’.
Bragging that one of her babies weighed 14lbs at birth, she said: “I think it does toughen you up rather.
“I do feel like a proper mum because I gave birth to my children without much fuss.”
She added: “Ultimately birth is physical process… and sometimes I do think maybe mums need to get on with it a bit.”
Discontent to leave it there, she went on to say: “I certainly feel kind of vindicated by the fact that I have had no pain relief for any of my children and it makes me feel that there is nothing that can hurt so much again. It does make me feel kind of invincible in some ways.
“Toughen up, man up, take it like a man [although I’m not sure men would take it that well] and actually just give birth naturally because it’s fairly simple.
“All you have to do is push.”
Hmm.
Unsurprisingly, she got a LOT of messages from a lot of VERY angry mothers on social media as a result.
Were you shocked by Katie’s comments on childbirth? Or do you agree that saying no to pain relief during labour makes you a ‘proper mum’?
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