Why choose a waterbirth?
Water is a symbol of a natural and joyful birth.
Birthing pools offer a natural way for women to use the therapeutic effect of water.
It provides an oasis of privacy for the woman.
It respects the social dimensions of this great event in their lives.
Too many professionals are so blinkered that they only see figures of maternal and infant mortality.
Many studies internationally vindicate waterbirth as a safe way to birth for women with normal and uncomplicated pregnancies.
The question
we need to ask is:
How can we
provide women with a rich and safe experience when they decide to use a pool
for labour and birth?
Over the last 20 years the industrial world has nearly eradicated a traditional approach to mother hood.
Women need the feeling of human presence, the art of touch, the sound of comforting words, and a calm approach. All of this in an atmosphere conducive to celebrate this momentous event of human life.
The use of water as pain relief has got to out weigh the use of narcotic drugs and epidurals which are so commonly accepted as a medical norm.
It is sad to
think that water immersion has been regarded as ‘unnatural’ and ‘unsafe’ in hospitals throughout WA.
Hospitals in other parts of
Ref Water birth unplugged: international perspectives
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