Design Guide – Birthing Pool Units 1993

K.D.Brainin Founder & Director

Safety first – critical health and safety issues you must consider before choosing a water birth pool

We are acutely aware of the health and safety risks that are associated with water birth pools. Back in the mid-80's when we began to look at designing...

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Active Birth Pools, established in 1987, has a rich history of pioneering the development of specially designed hospital grade water birth pools. With a focus on safety, value,...

This design breakthrough gives mothers and midwives greater freedom of movement and makes our water birth pools even safer.

If you look at the back rim of our new range of water birth pools you'll notice a "keyhole" shaped channel that runs down to the floor of...

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We’ve utilised ergonomic, evidence-based user-centred design to develop highly specialised pools for labour and birth. It's best to choose the largest pool that comfortably fits in your room,...

Why Us

Active Birth Pools, established in 1987, has a rich history of pioneering and revolutionizing the use of water for labor and birth. With a focus on safety, value,...

The history of water birth and development of specialised water birth pools

The history of water birth and the development of specialised water birth pools is a remarkable story of innovation and transformation in childbirth practices, driven by the insights...

Improving Birthing Pool Design: Case Study 18 – Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

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...

Active Birth Pools: Videos

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Superior material results in superior safety, value and performance

Choice of material is fundamental to the success of a water birth pool. Active Birth Pools are fabricated in Ficore® composite, a proprietary material of extraordinary properties that was...

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