Empowering Birth: Agnes Ndunguru’s Waterbirth Revolution in Tanzania
In Arusha, Tanzania, midwife Agnes Ndunguru is leading a quiet revolution in maternal care. As the country’s first Waterbirth International–certified provider, Agnes is transforming birth culture through her work at Audentia Maternity—offering gentle, evidence-based care to women across East Africa. From hosting Tanzania’s first-ever waterbirth certification training to partnering with Barbara Harper for landmark workshops, Agnes is reshaping what’s possible for mothers and midwives alike.
Water birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes
At Nebraska Medicine – Bellevue, several certified nurse-midwives and staff completed Waterbirth International’s online training to expand safe birthing options for their community. Their commitment to gentle, physiologic birth is already making a difference for families—offering pain relief, freedom of movement, and calmer transitions for newborns.
Bringing Waterbirth Into Practice: Nebraska Medicine – Bellevue Leads with Training
At Nebraska Medicine – Bellevue, several certified nurse-midwives and staff completed Waterbirth International’s online training to expand safe birthing options for their community. Their commitment to gentle, physiologic birth is already making a difference for families—offering pain relief, freedom of movement, and calmer transitions for newborns.
Expanding Comfort and Choice: Waterbirth at Parkview Randallia Hospital
In August 2023, Waterbirth International Founder Barbara Harper led an in-depth, on-site training at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since then, the Family Birthing Center has fully embraced waterbirth as a safe, evidence-based option for low-risk births. With staff trained in WBI’s comprehensive protocols and portable hospital-grade tubs now in use, more than two dozen families have already experienced safe, satisfying waterbirths—right within the hospital.
Transforming Hospital Birth from the Inside Out: Aurora Sinai Medical Center’s Waterbirth Suite
Waterbirth International is proud to celebrate Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—where Barbara Harper’s consultation and training helped shape a fully integrated waterbirth suite. Led by CNM Emily Malloy, every birth care provider at Aurora Sinai has trained through Waterbirth International, creating a model of safe, gentle, and family-centered birth within a hospital setting.
