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Waterbirth - Time to Move Forward By Beverley Lawrence Beech, AIMS Journal, Summer 200, Vol. 12, No. 2. AIMS Chair Beverley Beech believes that it's time we started taking labour and birth in water more seriously. |
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Waterbirth, By Marion Toepke McLean and Michel Odent |
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Waterbirth: Things to Think About
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"What's New in Waterbirth," By Parenthood.com
With more mothers-to-be discovering its soothing approach and many benefits, Waterbirthing is one of today’s most fashionable birthing methods. |
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"Water Birth Deliveries," by Health East
There has been a noticeable increase in the demand for water births because women are becoming more aware of this option," says Beth Reinhart, Certified Nurse Midwife at HealthEast Payne Avenue Clinic. "In the next six months, this number will probably double.
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Where Will You Give Birth To Your Baby? Various locations reviewed and explained. |
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"Why have a waterbirth?" I always want to ask, "Why not have a water birth?" When I think about it, water birth has so many benefits and makes so much sense, I wonder why more women don't choose it. |
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Water Ooievaar Website |
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"Waterbirthing: A natural epidural and so much more," by Epinions.com
"Waterbirth, you're kidding, right?" Most people still think of waterbirthing as an odd "Californian" thing to do. I thought the same thing until September 1998 when I delivered my third child in a pool of warm water. Since then I have learned many new and interesting things about waterbirthing, I'd like to share these discoveries with you.
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"Water Birth" by American Pregnancy Association |
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"Water Birth," With The American Pregnancy Association. |
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"Why A Water Birth?" With Pregnancy Info.net. |
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Waldenstrom, U. & Nilsson, C. (1992). Warm tub bath after spontaneous rupture of the membranes. Birth, 19, 57-63. |
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Walker, James J.,. (June 1994). Birth underwater: sink or swim. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 101, 467-468. |
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Warm tub bath during delivery.Lenstrup C, Schantz A, Berget A, Feder E, Roseno H, Hertel J.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Water Birth: One Birthing Center's Observations by Linda Church in Journal Of Nurse-Midwifery Vol.34, No $. July/August 1989 and Jet Hydrotherapy for Labor and Postpartum Pain Relief by Kathleen Aderhold and Leslie Perry in MCN (Matrnal Child Nursing?) Vol 16, March/April 1991 Report of experiences at St. Lukes Hospital, Denver, Colorado. |
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Water Birth Guide picks |
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Water birth. Pooling information. Burns E, Greenish K. PMID: 8446507 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Waterbirth Stories |
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Waterbirth Abstracts |
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Waterbirths: a comparative study. A prospective study on more than 2,000 waterbirths. Geissbuhler V, Eberhard J. Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thurgauisches Kantonsspital, Frauenfeld, Switzerland. |
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Waterbirth Database From Sheila Kitzinger's Website |
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Waterbirth and Homebirth Safety |
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Waterbirth a Literature review MIDERS Midwifery Digest (Dec1999) 9:4 pg 473 |
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Waterbirth Considerations, Birthlove.com |
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Waterbirth: The Power of Water, Birthlove.com |
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Waterbirth Archives at Gentle Birth.org |
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Water Immersion Called Effective Labor Analgesic (May 1991). Ob. Gyn. News, Vol. 26, No. 10. |
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Water vs. conventional births: infection rates compared.(March 15, 1995). Nursing Times, 91:11, 1995. |
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Weston, C., O'Hare, J. Evans, J. & Corrall, R. (1987). Haemodynamic changes in man during immersion in water at different temperatures. Clinical Science, 73, 613-616. |
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What prevents baby from breathing under water?
Waterbirth Basics. From Newborn Breathing to Hospital Protocols
© Barbara Harper 2000
Printed in Midwifery Today: Issue 54, Summer 2000 |
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