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Active Birth Pools 2023 Catalogue - featuring our new range of water birth pools and accessories Client List 1987 - 2023 - we've supplied 1,000's of water birth pools and helped...
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,...
If mothers are not going be reliant on analgesia for pain relief they need options to help them cope with the pain to allow a physiological labour to...
Studies have shown that upright labour positions are associated with a reduced second stage, fewer episiotomies or instrumental intervention in contrast to mothers labouring on their backs. Women...
The simple, short video has almost 12,000,000 views on YouTube. It shows how mothers instinctively relate to our pools and move naturally to find the most comfortable, supportive...
As childbirth author and activist Sheila Kitzinger OBE wrote in her article 'The clock, the bed, the chair' published in 2003: "Even a recent innovation, the birth pool,...
The benefits of using water for labour and birth are well known... Here are the facts... Relaxing in a deep pool of warm water can be a wonderful aid in labour. It’s...
Active Birth Pools deliver superior value, better results and unrivalled long term satisfaction. They outperform all others all others in the market in terms of safety, hygiene and...
The keyword that defines our approach to design is 'Active'. If we look up the definition of 'Active Birth' we get, "Childbirth during which the mother is encouraged...
Over the past 35 years we have supplied 1,000's of water birth pools to hospitals world-wide. We have worked closely with end users and industry experts to continually...
Freestanding water birth pools are becoming increasingly popular. These installations typically present significant water safety and hygiene risks as rim mounted plumbing and fixtures provides the perfect breeding...
Light and sound have a profound affect on the atmosphere and ambiance of the birth room. Our new light and sound systems provide you with a simple way of transforming...
"Introducing a deep pool of water to the birthing room is a way to make your labour shorter, easier and more comfortable. It increases your sense of privacy...
Right from the start we have made education an important part of who we are and what we do. Browse through the categories below or use the search engine...
Midwives tell us that our pools are by far the most comfortable and user friendly available. They say that they are 'fab' and pleasure to use. Mothers simply...
At the 'Building Better Healthcare' awards ceremony the Active Birth Pool was highly commended in the award for best internal building product. In their comments the judges praised the quality of our design and...
We've been dedicated to designing highly specialised pools for labour and birth since 1987. We helped pioneer the use of water for labour and birth by providing the pools...
We are often asked why we do not supply multi-step units with safety rails like other companies do with their pools. The answer is simple - they are...
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 extra-ordinary properties that was...
Active Birth Pools give midwives safe, practical options for dealing with emergencies. The evacuation a collapsed woman is potentially hazardous and poses risk of injury to mother and...
Delivery, Moving and Handling Mainland UK Deliveries Active Birth Pools delivered within the mainland UK are wrapped in protective packaging and placed in double walled boxes with corrugated...
Safety comes 1st! Active Birth Pools are Rated No.1 for water safety and infection control standards. This is because the material we use (Ficore) is 5 x harder...
Would you like to see how our water birth pools would look in your delivery room? Simply use your phone or tablet and click on this link: Hint: its...
"Freedom of Movement" The simple, short video has garnered over 11,000,000 views on YouTube. It shows how mothers instinctively relate to our pools and move naturally to find...
Hospitals in the United Kingdom began allowing women to use specially designed pools of water for labour and birth during the 1980's. The wide-spread popularity and acceptance of...
Studies have shown that upright labour positions are associated with a reduced second stage, fewer episiotomies or instrumental intervention in contrast to mothers labouring on their backs. Many...
Active Birth Pool Venus Birth Pool Princess Pool These water birth pools are still available: Contact us for more information and a quote
Many water birth pools on the market are equipped with features that at first might seem safe or even an advantage, but in reality present risks. (We're not showing images of...
Barbara Harper explores the effects of water temperature on mothers and babies. Please click here to read the full article
Bridge to Health - Sian Smith When considering their birth plan, more and more women are choosing to include the use of water at some stage. In fact, around...
Excerpt from article published by Big Birtha who provides information and support for bigger mums and mums to be. All women are more buoyant and supported by water,...
Systematic review and meta-analysis to examine intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth Library of Medicine Ethel Burns 1, Claire Feeley 2, Priscilla J...
11 JULY, 2022 Nursing Times BY STEVE FORD Water births provide “clear benefits” over standard care for healthy mothers and their newborns, according to UK researchers. They found...
Michel Odent’s groundbreaking report “Birth Under Water” that was published in the Lancet in December 1983 is widely regarded as the seminal moment in time when the use...
Engineering experts Phil Nedin and Dr. Anna Coppel from Arup's advanced Technology and Research team look at the science of ventilating a birthing room. Water Birth Pools expel...
Originally published December 11, 2014 World-renowned social anthropologist and birth activist Sheila Kitzinger (1929-2015) was a strong advocate for birth in water, known as waterbirth. A voice for...
