Exploring Birth Movements in Water
Exploration if different positions for waterbirth. (from The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger)
Tag: Articles
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...
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...
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,...
Pregnant Pause – Midwife Delivers 50 Years Experience
The acceptance and popularity of midwives is growing in America – The Philadelphia Enquirer
Cochrane – Immersion in Water in Labour and Birth (Review)
This review includes 12 trials (3243 women): eight related to just the first stage of labour: one to early versus late immersion in the first stage of labour; two to the first and...
Seven Secrets of Successful Waterbirth
In this article published in Essentially MIDIRS. Barbara considers what constitutes a successful waterbirth.
Helping Women Achieve What They Want in a Hospital
Today, with more and more media attention given to home birth, gentle birth and waterbirth, women across the country are asking how to get that type of experience in their local hospitals. Hospitals...
The Use of Water During Childbirth
MIDIRS overview of waterbirth practice and evidence.
Waterbirths Comparative Study from Iran
Comparison of waterbirth with conventional vaginal delivery: A non-randomized controlled trial from Iran
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