Mother who let her SEVEN-YEAR-OLD daughter watch her give BIRTH fires back at critics who have accused her of 'traumatizing' her child: 'She did better than a lot of the dads in the delivery room!'

A mom has responded to critics who have accused her of 'traumatizing' her seven-year-old daughter by letting her be present in the delivery room as her mother gave birth to her younger sibling.

Ashley Cunningham, from Knoxville, Tennessee went viral on TikTok after sharing a video of her daughter Sophia watching her give birth to her third child.

The mom-of-three explained that Sophia was fascinated by the arrival of her younger sibling and 'asked to be in the delivery room' when her baby sister was born. But while Ashley was happy to allow her child to be part of such a special moment, her decision has left some people horrified.  

Viewers slammed Ashley for allowing her child watch her as she pushed her sibling out as they claimed that Sophia would most likely not want to have children in the future. 

Ashley Cunningham , from Knoxville, Tennessee went viral on TikTok after sharing a video of her daughter Sophia watching her give birth to her third child

She has responded to critics who said she 'traumatized' her seven-year-old daughter by letting her watch her give birth

The mom-of-three noted that Sophia 'asked to be in the delivery room' when her baby sister was born, and while the mom was touched by it, people on the web were shocked

The clip shows Sophia watching as her mom gave birth. 

The overlay text read: 'My seven-year-old daughter asked to be in the delivery room  so she could see her baby sister be born. 

'I was able to convince my doctors that she was mature enough to handle it and I’m so glad it worked out. Sophia handled it so well and was so excited to see her baby sister be born! 

'I will never forget this moment and neither will Sophia! How special to see your baby sister be born!'

People flooded the comments section and while many of them praised the mom for letting Sophia take in the experience, others fired off at the mom-of-three. 

One person said: 'She did better then my husband.' 

Another user added: 'Core memory.' 

'This young little lady did better than most grown men. Incredible,' added someone else. 

The overlay text read: 'My seven-year-old daughter asked to be in the delivery room so she could see her baby sister be born'

People flooded the comments section and while many of them praised the mom for letting Sophia take in the experience

One user wrote: 'Go you momma! You deserve to have who ever you want in that birthing room! And you are teaching her way more than any video would!! You are forever her hero for this!' 

However, other viewers were stunned Ashley let Sophia in the room and slammed the mom-of-three. 

One user wrote: 'I wouldn't want my children in the delivery room.' 

Someone else added: 'No having kids for her, I bet.' 

'I'm 24 now and saw a proper full video last year and am still traumatized,' commented another user. 

Someone else added: 'Well that kid has more guts than me. I ain’t watching a baby be born. I know it’s natural but like…no.' 

'Did better than most of the men watching their wives.. sad,' commented another user. 

In a follow-up video, Ashely and Sophia responded to the comments. 

However, other viewers were stunned Ashley let Sophia in the room and slammed the mom-of-three

Sophia noted that she wanted to be in the delivery room so that she could hear her 'brother's first breath and I wanted to hang out with my mom' and because she 'likes medical stuff.' 

Sophia told viewers she was 'prepared' because she watched 'videos' online. 

Ashley said: 'There was a lot of fluid and stuff like that, but it wasn't too bad gross, was it?' Sophia replied: 'Not really.' 

The mom-of-three then asked if she would do it again. 

She said: 'So if you had the chance, would you do it again? If mommy had another baby, would you wanna go in there again? 

Sophia responded: 'Yeah.' 

Ashely added: 'She's mature for her age. She likes kind of gross stuff. Like, you know, she doesn't get grossed out.' 

In a follow-up video, Ashely and Sophia responded to the comments and Sophia said she wasn't traumatized

She added that she thinks more parents should allow their kids to watch them give birth because it's a 'great experience.' 

At the end of the video, Sophia assured viewers she still wanted to have kids and wasn't traumatized.

Ashley told Newsweek: 'She's a mini version of me, so I wasn't surprised that she wanted to be there. I knew she would be fine in terms of it being gross or too graphic, I was more concerned about her understanding the risk factors were and knowing that I would be in pain. 

'I definitely recommend having siblings present in the right circumstances, and with a plan in place in case something goes wrong. It can be a very positive experience, but I don't think it's for every child.'