Waterbirth is giving birth to your baby while submerged in a pool of warm water. Using water immersion is an excellent way to improve comfort and relaxation during labor and birth. It can be safe and beneficial to both mom and baby for baby to be born in the pool of warm water. The tub is sometimes even called the “midwife’s epidural” because it can facilitate relaxation so well (it does not take the pain completely away like an epidural but does help). Many moms, including some of our own staff, would say that once they have given birth in water, they wouldn’t want to give birth any other way again.
According to Waterbirth International these are some of the benefits of waterbirth:
Waterbirth is safe because there are at least four physiological mechanisms that ensure that babies do not breathe under the water for the handful of seconds they remain in the water after they are born. These mechanisms must be in place because babies spends their whole life up to the point of birth floating in water – the amniotic fluid. This is one reason why waterbirth is also thought of as a gentler transition for the babies – they come from a fluid into fluid before they have to feel the air and breathe for the first time. Water birth is a safe and satisfying option for moms and babies. Our staff is trained and certified in water birth.
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