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Choosing the Right Water Birth Pool: Why Performance Matters More Than Price

A practical guide for hospitals, birth centres, architects and maternity teams planning a safer, more durable and better-performing birthing environment. When planning a new maternity unit or upgrading...

How to Choose a Water Birth Pool for a Hospital

A practical buyer’s guide for maternity units, procurement teams, architects, estates departments and healthcare planners. A hospital water birth pool should be selected as part of the complete...

Water Birth Pool Safety Risks: What Hospitals Should Avoid Before Buying

Purchasing a water birth pool is a significant responsibility. The decision should never be based on appearance, price or catalogue features alone. In a maternity unit, a birth...

Designed to Optimise Safety, Reduce Risk and Support Safer Birthing Environments

Safety begins with design When hospitals create or refurbish water birth facilities, safety must be designed in from the outset. A birth pool is not simply a vessel...

Internal Design Features That Make Active Birth Pools Safer, More Supportive and Easier to Use

Why the inside of a birth pool matters A water birth pool is not simply a container for warm water. In a maternity setting, it becomes part of...

Superior Material Results in Superior Safety, Value and Performance

Why Ficore® Composite Is the Better Material for Hospital Water Birth Pools Why the material matters A water birth pool is not simply a large bath. In a...

Baths Are Simple Things. So Are Water Birth Pools. What Matters Most Is the Material They Are Made From

Why choice of material determines safety, usability, hygiene and over-all whole-life value A bath is a simple object. It holds water. It needs to be comfortable, durable and easy...

Creating Better Water Birth Pools Through Ergonomic Design

A water birth pool is not simply a vessel for warm water. In a maternity unit it becomes part of the care environment, part of the mother’s support...

Designing for Real Access: Why Wall-Mounted Birth Pools Outperform Freestanding Models

Why practical clinical access, room efficiency and unobstructed working space matter more than the appearance of 360-degree access. A freestanding pool does not automatically provide better access. Water...