Statue Honors Postpartum Mothers' Unsung Struggles

In October 2025, a groundbreaking new art installation was unveiled at St. Mary's Hospital's Lindo Wing in London. The statue, titled "Mother Vérité," was created by parenting brand Frida to celebrate and honor the physical transformation and invisible work of new mothers.

Designed by renowned British artist Rayvenn Shaleigha D'Clark, the statue was crafted using digital scans of multiple mothers to capture the unvarnished truths of postpartum bodies, including stretch marks, scars, swelling, and more. Frida's founder Chelsea Hirschhorn, herself a mother of four, explained that the goal was to "value something we can't see" and "make [maternal experiences] larger than life."

The Lindo Wing was chosen as the debut location for "Mother Vérité" as it is the site where royal newborns, including those of Princess Kate, have been introduced to the public for generations. In a 2020 interview, the Princess of Wales candidly admitted that presenting her firstborn, Prince George, to the press just hours after giving birth was "slightly terrifying." She recalled feeling "desperate" to get home and return to normalcy, but found the experience "quite hard to do that on the world's stage."

Frida hopes that by installing this statue at the iconic Lindo Wing, they can shed light on the realities of postpartum life and "etch the maternal experience into the cultural record as something that is celebrated, not hidden." The statue will travel to other art events before finding a permanent home in London, continuing Frida's mission to "raise mothers onto the pedestal they deserve."