Is live streaming labour the new normal? Twitch streamer's eight-hour birth raises questions

IN WHAT has to be one of the most bonkers things we've seen online this year, popular Twitch streamer Fandy decided to broadcast her home birth live to tens of thousands of viewers.

- BERNELEE VOLLMER

Over eight hours, fans watched her in labour in an inflatable pool before welcoming her daughter, Luna, into the world all on camera.

Content creators are out here doing wild things for views, from sitting in a field letting their menstrual blood flow into the grass because, apparently, that's “healing’, to stunts that have ended in serious injury or worse.

This latest livestream highlights just how far influencer culture has come and how normalised it’s become to document deeply personal moments for an audience.

Over 30 000 viewers tuned in as she handled contractions, water breaking, and pushing a tiny human out while cracking jokes like, “I've waited forever for her. Get the hell out already”

Of course, some fans freaked out. “Can Twitch even allow a live birth?” they asked. Well, apparently yes.