MANA and CFM position statement on water immersion during labor and birth

K.D.Brainin Founder & Director

Blog: 13.01.2015

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...

Must See Video: Freedom of Movement in a Water Birth Pool

This short video shows how an Active Birth Pool gives mothers the space and freedom to move naturally throughout labour and birth. Warm water allows mothers to explore...

How Water Birth Pools Help Mothers Have a Better Experience of Labour and Birth

A comprehensive, evidence-based introduction for parents, midwives and maternity teams Updated June 2026 For many people, the idea of labouring or giving birth in water still feels unfamiliar....

Active Birth Pools help mothers adopt upright postures to have a better experience of labour and birth

One of the clearest lessons from active birth is that labour works best when the mother is able to respond to her body. Movement, upright posture, rest, support...

Why Active Birth Pools Are Especially Beneficial for Larger and Plus-Size Women

There is a subject that maternity planning does not always address openly or often enough. Many women enter labour carrying more body weight, living with restricted mobility, experiencing...

Sit and Swivel – the Safe Way to Enter a Water Birth Pool

All women no matter what their shape or size will find it exceptionally easy to get into our water birth pools. Mothers don't even think about it -...

The Keyword that Defines our Approach to Design is ‘Active’.

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...

Improving Birthing Pool Design: Case Study 18 – Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

In 1995 we worked with a health service ergonomist and the midwives from Nottingham University Hospital to explore ways in which our water birth pools could be improved...

Winner – Building Better Healthcare Awards

The Active Birth Pool has been recognised at the prestigious Building Better Healthcare Awards, receiving a “Highly Commended” accolade in the category for Best Internal Building Product. Judges...

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