With an increase in popularity, here's what you need to know about water births 👇👇
around 10 per cent of women in the UK are now having water births, but is it the right birthing method for you?
If this is something you are interested in pursuing or finding out more about, you should speak with your midwife or doctor.For pregnancies which are considered 'high-risk', it's unlikely you'll be able to have a water birth. This is because doctors or midwives may need to intervene during labour and you may need an assisted birth or even emergency c-sections in some scenarios which cannot be carried out while you're in the water.
• Research has shown that being in the pool can reduce the length of the first stage of labour by an average of 32 minutes. Other trials have found birth in water to be associated with lower rates of tearing and episiotomy, perhaps due to more upright birthing positions in the pool, as the water acts like a warm compress on the perineum.• Some women may find they don’t like being in the pool: if this happens to you, don’t worry, you can simply get out.
"If you are giving birth at home, it is still possible to have a water birth by hiring an inflatable pool. Your midwife will take your temperature from time to time just to make sure you are not getting too hot. You don’t have to stay in the water all the time and can get in and out as it suits you. Just make sure you have someone to help you in and out such as your partner just in case you feel a little wobbly.
Once you've given birth to your baby, they'll gently be brought up to the surface to take their first breath of oxygen. Your baby won’t take their first breath until they meet the air, due to something called the ‘dive reflex'. Until their first breath, they are still getting all the oxygen they need from the placenta, just as they have throughout your pregnancy while ‘underwater’ in the amniotic fluid of your womb.
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