| Water is a wonderful drug-free pain
reliever in labour and has been termed the 'aquadural'.
Having experienced a couple of 'dry land' labours I can say without a shadow
of doubt that water helps!
Water helps a labouring woman feel more relaxed and
enables her to maintain positions that help towards an active birth
The last four of my eight children have been born in
water (or using water) - the first two were hospital VBA2Cs (my first and
third children were c-sections) and the last two were born at home using the type
of pool that we hire out. It was by far the most comfortable pool to use and
having a padded base and sides was a real help. Next time I will definitely
be using one of these pools at home!
It was so good to be able to use it in the (many) days leading up to his
birth and also not to have to fill it or heat it once I was ready to use it
See Fred's birth story here
See Caitlin's birth montage
here
Some links
http://www.homebirth.org.uk/
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/watrbrth.html
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