Health Building Note 09-02: Maternity care facilities – Department of Health
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,...
The simple act of getting into the pool is one of the most misunderstood aspects relating to the use water birth pools. The truth is that multi-step units...
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...
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...
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...
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
