In 1995 we worked with a health service ergonomist and the midwives from Nottingham University Hospital to explore ways in which our water birth pools could be improved to better suit the needs of mothers and midwives.
The results are presented in this publication:
Improving Birth Pooling Design: Case Study 18 – Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors
You will see a photograph of the first ergonomically designed Active Birth Pool taken at Doncaster Hospital in 1995.
Since then we have continued to innovate, improve and evolve incorporating advances in material, engineering and design.
