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Send to: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Why choose a water birth? But generally doctors and midwives agree that water births are suitable only for women: who have a low-risk pregnancy and are healthy who have reached 37 weeks who are having only one baby, which is lying head down Are water births safe? The potential risks include: your baby might get an infection your baby might swallow water you or your baby might get too hot If you are assessed as having a high-risk pregnancy, the water birth option might not be available.
Can I have a water birth in hospital? Back To Top. Your partner can even join you in the pool if you like. That is, they will monitor you and your baby during labour and birth. You can decide if you are willing to get out of the pool at any point for internal checks. Midwives are trained in how to use water for labour and birth, and each NHS trust will have its own guidance for use of their pools RCM, This guidance will include measures to check the quality of the water reaching the pool, protocols for cleaning the pool and infection control procedures RCM, ; NICE, The water temperature should not be above Sometimes women feel their labour has slowed and want to get out of the pool to walk around until it starts again.
You can do that and return to the pool if you want. Some women prefer to get out of the pool and birth the baby on dry land. Your time in the pool during labour should not be restricted. Your midwife might ask you to get out of the water for a vaginal examination to assess progress. You can accept or decline. This might include if you develop a high temperature, pulse, or blood pressure or are bleeding from the vagina.
If your baby is born in the water, they are brought gently to the surface by the mother or midwife. The baby will not breathe until they meet the air, and they continue to get oxygen through the umbilical cord. As for what it may be like on delivery day, know that you can often get into the water whenever you want once contractions start.
Your care team will regulate the water temperature, help keep it as clean as possible, and help you move and reposition as needed. Your support partner can stay with you the whole time. Like with any birth, your care team will be working to support your birth plan and keep you and your baby safe. If a complication arises, they will work to coordinate the care you and baby need. Usually you can get out at any point during the first stage of labor.
Regardless of where you plan to deliver, a water birth needs to be planned in advance and written into your birth plan. But where do you start?
Here are some of the steps you can take:. You deserve to feel comfortable and confident about bringing your baby into the world. Dehydration not having enough liquid in the body can cause an increase in your heart rate and a mild fever. You will be asked to drink at least 8 ounces of clear fluids every hour to prevent dehydration. Some researchers have noted that if a laboring woman gets into a warm bath too early in labor, it will slow down her labor and space out the contractions.
Because of this, many experts recommend that a laboring woman wait until labor is well established and her cervix is at least four centimeters dilated before using the tub. Others have noticed that labor goes faster if the woman is four centimeters or more dilated before she gets in the water.
Labor may slow down if the woman stays in the tub continuously for more than one or two hours. There is no good research on this yet. If labor slows, the logical thing to do is to walk around for a half-hour or so and then get back in the tub. To schedule an appointment, call Call to schedule yours.
Safety for the baby. Water temperature. Body heat. Fetal distress. Umbilical cord. Safety for the laboring woman. Length of labor.
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