Women who use water immersion during labor and birth experience better maternal and neonatal outcomes compared to those who ...

Water birth – in which a woman spends some or all of labour and delivery in a warm water pool – has become more popular as a gentler form of birthing. While its proponents claim it helps provide ...

There is no evidence that water births, where a baby is intentionally born under water in a tub or pool, poses any increased harm to the child, Oregon State University researchers have found.

Women who use water immersion during labour and birth experience better maternal and neonatal outcomes compared to those who receive epidural anesthesia, according to a study led by midwife Soledad ...