Proveer atención apropiada, efectiva y eficiente a los individuos que están en el proceso del parto, y que están en los varios estados de buena o mala salud, por medio de un proceso continuo de colección, amillaramiento, intervención y evaluación de los hechos, y por...
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Exploring Birth Movements in Water
Exploration if different positions for waterbirth. (from The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger) [pdf-embedder url="https://waterbirth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Birth-Movements-Kitzinger-1-1.pdf" title="Birth Movements-...
Waterbirth Certification Tour-Spain 2017
2017 Spain Waterbirth Certification Tour As the educational Director of Waterbirth International, I toured six cities in Spain this May, offering Professional Waterbirth Certification Courses in four cities. The courses were held in hospitals in Barcelona, Algeciras...
ACOG – Immersion in Water During Labor and Delivery 2016
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) committee opinion on immersion in water during labor and delivery
Neonatal Outcomes of Waterbirth
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 meta-analysis appraises the existing evidence for neonatal outcomes following...
NZCM Consensus Statement: The Use of Water for Labour and Birth
The New Zealand College of Midwives (Inc) supports warm water immersion for women during labour as a method of pain management. There is no evidence that remaining in water for the birth of the baby leads to adverse outcomes for the mother or baby where the labour has...
The Effect of Waterbirth on Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity
The effect of waterbirth on neonatal mortality and morbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The meta-analyses of 12 studies showed that for the majority of outcomes measured in this review there is little difference between waterbirth and landbirth groups....
NHS Urges Home Births Over Hospitals
LONDON — Reversing a generation of guidance on childbirth, Britain’s National Health Service on Wednesday advised healthy women that it was safer to have their babies at home, or in a birth center, than in a hospital. Women with uncomplicated pregnancies — about 45...
Pregnant Pause – Midwife Delivers 50 Years Experience
The acceptance and popularity of midwives is growing in America - The Philadelphia Enquirer
ACNM Hydrotherapy During Labor and Birth, April-2014
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) position statement on hydrotherapy during labor and birth. [/fusion_text]