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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...
Maggie Banks - RM, PhD, ADN, RGON The paucity of literature on labour and birth in water with breech- presenting babies highlights a need to share (and document) empirical...
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,...
Professional advice for attending midwives 1. Must be the midwives choice to help mothers in the pool room. Two midwives present for delivery 2. Adequate education Literature Videos...
When it comes to the creation and care of water birth facilities nothing is more important. Micro-organisms breed freely in warm moist environments and must be prevented from...
Manual handling risks to midwives associated with birthing pools: literature review and incident analysis Prepared by the Health and Safety Executive
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...
Pregnancy is a transformative journey, and every woman deserves the best possible experience. Overweight or obese women often face unique challenges during pregnancy and childbirth. However, the option...
Water births are largely considered safe — but are there potential microbiological risks? And what are the best recommendations to eliminate any possible dangers? Dr Jimmy Walker clarifies...
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...
RCM welcomes research showing benefits of water birth 06 July 2022 RCM Maternity Services Midwifery Workforce Midwife Shortage MSWs - Maternity Support Workers Staffing Levels Waterbirth Research showing...
Researchers concluded that water birth is as safe as standard intrapartum care for healthy individuals, and can reduce physical pain as well as anxiety during labor. Jerusalem Post...
We've been supplying water birth pools to hospitals since 1989. Many of the pools we supplied in the 90's are still in active service! Below Venus Pool at...
Enthusiasts suggest that labouring in water and waterbirth increase maternal relaxation, reduce analgesia requirements and promote a midwifery model of care. Critics cite the risk of neonatal water...
There have been accounts of women labouring and giving birth in water mostly amongst peoples living near a source of shallow warm water such as the South Pacific...
This article first appeared in Midwifery Today, Issue 115, Autumn 2015. There are many reasons to avoid last-minute cesarean sections that are decided at a phase of real emergency....
I wrote this article a few years ago. It seems particularly relevant now. Recent news has highlighted the restrictive financial environment that maternity units will be expected to...
In light of the publication of recent articles that report the growing demand from women around the world who want to have a natural, drug free, non-medicalised birth...
Hospitals in the United Kingdom have been evolving clinical guidelines for the use of water for labour and birth for over 3o years. The protocols for operational policy...
In recent years, Legionella has made it back into the news, with several reported outbreaks in hospitals across the UK. As recently as June this year, Brighton and...
23 October 2015: Yesie Aprillia S.Si.T, M.Ke Originally published 31 January 2011 In the development of modern obstetrics the most important thing to be performed is the humanization of...
Please note: this has been written for midwives by a midwife. If you're pregnant - it's worth scanning down the page as it's full of really beneficial information....
A new study shows that birthpools can ease the pain of labour. So why, asks Janet Balaskas, are some women denied access to them? (Observer newspaper January 28,...
Health Building Notes – Maternity Care Facilities: Department of Health
Guidance for the prevention and control of infection from water systems: Health Service Executive
Fixing the column to the floor Remove the access panel using a hex key and place it off to one side Locate the water column in the centre...
BirthSpace: An evidence-based guide to birth environment design Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies
Emergency Evacuation of the Pool - Isle of Wight NHS Trust Whilst this is an acceptable and commonly employed approach to evacuating a women from the pool we...
Water Immersion for Labour and Birth - Swansea Health Board
Use of Water for Labour and Birth Guideline - Hywel DDA University
Guideline for the Management of Women Requesting Immersion in Water for Active Labour and/or Birth Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust
Water Systems – Health Technical Memorandum: Department of Health
Environment and Sustainability – Water Management: NHS England
Safe Water in Healthcare Premises: United Kingdom Department of Health
