'My Vagina, My Baby': Richa Chadha Hits Back At Instagram User After Getting Schooled Over 'Natural Birth' Comment

Bollywood actress Richa Chadha celebrated the first birthday of her daughter, Zuneyra, on Wednesday, but as she put up a long post describing her motherhood journey, she was called out for saying it was a "natural birth". As netizens schooled her for using the term, the actress did not hold back and responded to them saying that she was free to choose her words.

Richa took to her Instagram handle and shared a video montage of some adorable moments of Zuneyra with Ali Fazal and herself. Along with that, she wrote, "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 (sic)."

"Zuneyra was born a year ago and so was I. Reborn as a mom. An entirely new being, than what existed before. A life and child with the man of your dreams… if this isn’t a blessing I don’t know what is (sic)," her post read.

Netizens react to Richa's post

As soon as she shared the note, some netizens objected to the use of the term, 'natural birth', and said that all kinds of birth are natural. A user then pointed out that Richa must use the term 'vaginal birth' instead. "It’s called vaginal delivery... Every women carries the child naturally in her for 9 months and delivers them naturally (sic)," the user commented.

Not one to mince words, Richa responded, "But what if I don't wanna say vaginally delivery, it is my page and also my vagina and my baby. And feminism taught me to use words of my choosing (sic)."

About Richa, Ali and Zuneyra

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal got legally married in 2020, and in October 2022, they celebrated their wedding with a grand reception bash for their close friends.

The two met on the sets of their 2012 film, Fukrey, and after dating for several years, they secretly got married during the lockdown.

On July 16, 2024, Richa and Ali welcomed their first child -- a baby girl -- whom they named Zuneyra Ida Fazal.