A photographer known for her incredible ability to capture intimate moments during childbirth had her Instagram account shut down on the first day of World Breastfeeding Week.
Wilbraham, who runs Melissa Jean Photography, works as a photographer for the Sunshine Coast Hospital as well as her own business.
She pushes the boundaries with her captivating images of pregnant women, mothers giving birth and the bond breastfeeding provides.
When Wilbraham tried to log in to her Instagram account, a message appeared which read: 'Your account has been deleted for not following our terms. We’re unable to resore accounts that are deleted for these types of violations.'
According to Instagram's basic terms users must not post 'violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive photos or other content'.
Fortunately, the photographer has since had her page restored thanks to a social media campaign backed by her friends and followers, and she gained more than 4,000 more Instagram fans following the furore.
However the 33-year-old described the experience as 'depressing' and said people who commented negatively on her images often forgot about the subjects of the photographs.
Melissa Jean Wilbraham, from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, was notified on Saturday while at a photography conference that her Instagram account with more than 18,000 followers had been disabled.
'It was like being punished for celebrating the miracle of life,' she told Daily Mail Australia.
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