POLICY – BIRTH IN WATER – Dept. of Health – South Australia

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Blog: 15.11.2016

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Cleaning and Care

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...

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...

Water Safety Management

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...

How to restore your old birth pool to pristine condition

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! We occasionally receive reports...

Setting up a water birth facility

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...

Position Statements on Water Birth

Position statement on water immersion during labour and birth - Mana and CFM Joint statement No.1 - Immersion in water during labour and birth - Royal College of Obstetricians and...

United Kingdom Department of Health: Safe water in healthcare premises

Guidance on design, installation, commissioning, testing, monitoring and operation of water supply systems in healthcare premises. This Health Technical Memorandum (HTM 04-01) has now been revised into 3...

Labour and birth guidelines – West Middlesex University Hospital

February 2015: By Chantelle Winstanley (Consultant Midwife) Submitted by Alyson Brown Natural Birth Centre Lead Midwife Queen Mary Maternity Unit West Middlesex University Hospital Contents Benefits and rationale for...

Position statement on the use of water immersion for labour and birth – Australian College of Midwives

Australian College of Midwives - 2013 This position statement should be read in conjunction with the Australian College of Midwives’ (ACM) position statement for midwives caring for women...

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