Waterbirth
Benefits and challenges of using water for labour or birth
Whether or not certain elements of the media are to be believed, it has recently been speculated that a certain Duchess is looking into the option of using water for labour and/or birth. The media over the course of my waterbirth career (my first ever experience of using water was......
Why Waterbirth?
Women have been giving birth in deep water for millennia. Traditionally, for instance, the Pirahas women in the Brazillian Jungle practice waterbirth in the river, the water as high as their waist, as it is seen by them as being cleaner and healthier than land birth ( Emmet 2008). The......