This photo was recently nominated as a featured picture candidate on Wikipedia, that means it might be seen on the home page of the world’s most popular online encyclopedia – there’s a debate raging as to whether this image is suitable:
Six months ago my baby daughter was born – that’s her in the middle of the photo in the middle of all that placental matter and birth-goo. Some people found this photo rather shocking.
It is explicit and graphic, and if you click on the image you can see the whole thing in rather more detail than you might like (especially if you are afraid of the sight of blood).
Some wikipedians felt that this image violated the privacy of the mother and the surgeons, despite the fact that it was taken with the consent of all present, except of course for the baby. Other readers felt that the photo was far too explicitly graphic, and not suitable for general viewing.
I like it – when my daughter is old enough she will see this photo and understand exactly what her first few moments of life outside the womb were like.
