WATCH: Graphic video of naked woman squatting in a wood giving birth

A PREGNANT woman who wanted to have her baby without any modern medicine gave birth in a stream and uploaded a film of the experience to the internet.

By Alex Hickson

Simone Thurber, 43, has spoken out about the reaction to the film and has said how proud she is of the footage.

The mother-of-four said she is shocked by the attention the footage received since it was uploaded in 2013.

It has been viewed by more than 52 million people and was filmed by her husband Nick.

BIRTH: Simone gave birth in nature on film

PAIN: Simone had no medical attention during the birth

She said: "I am not a hippy drippy mum but I wanted my fourth child to be born away from beeping machines and a hospital environment.

"Let’s face it women have been giving birth in the wild for thousands of years but the thought a modern women squatting in a creek and giving birth horrified many people even before I gave birth and shared the video."

The video, filmed in 2012, shows a naked Simone squatting next to a creek in the Australian Daintree Rain Forrest in Queensland.

As the video goes on she gets on all fours and breathes heavily through the pain and contractions.

She eventually gives birth to her daughter as her other children surround her.

Doctors had warned Simone that giving birth without medical help could be dangerous at the age of 39.

But Simone explains that she has always wanted to have a baby in the wild.

She said: "Doctors warned me as I was 39 it was a high risk pregnancy but I went with my gut.

"If something had gone wrong it would have been difficult to get to hospital."

BABY: The baby was delivered in 2012

WILD: Simone said she always wanted to have the baby in the outdoors

She added: "It took another two hours to birth the placenta and when we got back to their friends house I ripped a piece off and I had a placenta smoothie."

Simone said she took the rest of the placenta and buried it by the stream, which is an Australian aboriginal custom.

Speaking about the reaction to the footage she said: "It was a very intimate moment for me and my daughter and I am proud of the how many people have seen the video."