Factors influencing water immersion during labour: case studies of six maternity units in the UK

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...

Active Birth Pools: Videos

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Water safety and infection control risks you should know about before choosing a birth pool

Purchasing a water birth pool is a big responsibility. Not only must financial considerations be taken into account, but more importantly Health and Safety risks. There are other...

Winner – Building Better Healthcare Awards

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...

Guidelines: Dealing with emergency evacuation

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...

Water Birth Safety Initiative

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...

Groundbreaking research confirms benefits of water birth

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...

Research review backs benefits of water births for mothers and babies

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...

Evidence on the safety of water birth

9 February 2015 Evidence Based Birth - Rebecca Dekker In April 2014, waterbirth—an alternative method for pain relief in which a mother gives birth in a tub of...

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