Richa Chadha slams trolls over her 'natural birth' remark: 'My vagina, my baby, my words'

Richa Chadha celebrated her daughter Zuneyra's first birthday on Instagram with an emotional reel showcasing her journey into motherhood. The heartfelt video featured intimate moments from her pregnancy to snippets of her life as a new mom. However, the post sparked controversy when online trolls criticized her for referring to her delivery as a "natural birth."

In her caption, Richa wrote, “For bringing so much colour into all our lives! A year ago I gave birth to a healthy baby girl at Breach Candy Hospital. Labour lasted a few hours, delivery only about 20 minutes, natural birth! Life hasn’t been the same since, particularly me… I feel rearranged from the insides out… my brain, my heart, my body, my soul. Zuneyra was born a year ago and so was I. Reborn as a mom. An entirely new being, than what existed before."

She added, “A life and child with the man of your dreams… if this isn’t a blessing I don’t know what is."

The post drew mixed reactions, with fans offering love and birthday wishes, while others criticized Richa Chadha's terminology. One user commented, "Every birth is natural, thanks to Science nowadays they’re being assisted to help the Mom and the kid."

Richa responded with a sharp reply, “If I said normal delivery, you’d have said the same thing."

The user suggested Richa Chadha use the term "vaginal delivery" instead, prompting a sharp response from the actress. “But what if I don’t wanna say vaginal delivery, it is my page and also my vagina and my baby. And feminism taught me to use words of my choosing. So."

Another user responded to Richa and mentioned, "Please, the word normal meant everything to every mother. Don’t say it like that because it hurts others who feel like they don’t have the mind and zeal to go through it so saying it like that is normal is traumatising and, if you meant the other way around to say normal delivery, then even the ones that are Caesarian is normal because over 50% of women are doing it."

The actress ultimately removed the entire comment thread, but not before she reiterated her support for her word choice.

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal welcomed their daughter, Zuneyra Ida Fazal, on July 16 last year. They shared the news in a joint statement, saying, "We are tickled pink with joy to announce the arrival of a healthy baby girl on 16.07.24! Our families are overjoyed and we thank our well wishers for their love and blessings!" The couple has kept their baby's face private so far.