Tips for a home waterbirth C


hoosing to give birth at home in water is a viable and popular option for women. Here's a brief list written to help you prepare for a home water birth.


• Speak to your midwife about your wish to have a home water birth to make sure it’s an appropriate and safe option for you.


• The pool is going to be your largest expense so decide if you want to buy or hire a self inflating or fixed pool direct from a specialist company or source your own second hand pool.


• Practice putting up your pool and getting water from your chosen tap into it. This is not something you want to be worrying about when your labour begins.


• Labour ends when you have birthed the placenta either naturally or by having it managed by the midwives (if you don’t know about physiological, also called natural placenta birth, then I urge you to read about it) and this may be in or out of the water.


by Sarah Buchanan To read the full article 'Water Birth At Home' please visit - http://www.baby-birth.com/uk/blog/181-sarah-buchanan/672-ten-top-tips-for-water-birth.html#.UIEU3VH0P0A


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