Women have been giving birth in water in many centers across the globe; however, the practice remains controversial. Qualitative studies highlight the benefits that waterbirth confers on the laboring ...
The safety of waterbirth is contested because of the lack of evidence from randomized trials and conflicting results. This research assessed the feasibility of a prospective study of waterbirth (trial ...
Introduction In 2015, 9% of babies born in the UK were delivered underwater. Waterbirth is increasing in popularity, despite uncertainty regarding its safety for neonates. This systematic review and ...
Water immersion during labour using a birth pool to achieve relaxation and pain relief during the first and possibly part of the second stage of labour is an increasingly popular care option in ...
A newborn baby in Australia died after her mother gave birth at home using a birthing pool rented from an Instagram influencer. According to reports, the woman was said to be disillusioned with the ...
Introduction Approximately 60 000 (9/100) infants are born into water annually in the UK and this is likely to increase. Case reports identified infants with water inhalation or sepsis following birth ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- People with low-risk pregnancies who opted for an inpatient waterbirth reported reduced pain and higher satisfaction, interim trial results revealed. The waterbirth group also ...
Waterbirth Research Files: "International Water Birth Movement"PP/KZR/E/10/1 Waterbirth Research Files: "The Water Birth Movement"PP/KZR/E/10/2 Waterbirth Research ...
File of papers and cuttings saved by Kitzinger relating to homebirth including papers on homebirth and water birth pools with correspondence on how waterbirth can affect mother and child and different ...
In a heartbreaking case in Victoria, Australia, a newborn nicknamed “Baby E” tragically died hours after being born in a home birthing pool rented via an Instagram influencer promoting ‘freebirths’, ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A new feature at Aurora Sinai Medical Center gives laboring ...