Water immersion during labor and birth significantly reduced use of medications, maternal pain, and postpartum hemorrhage, compared with standard care with no water immersion, based on data from 36 ...

Water births provide “clear benefits” for healthy mums and their newborns, with fewer interventions and complications during and after the birth than standard care, as well as higher levels of ...

Giving birth in water is becoming more popular, particularly among women seeking an alternative to a medicated or hospital birth experience. But a new review finds little evidence on whether this ...

Although it's less traditional, the rising interest in water births is more than just a fad. According to medical experts, women who choose to have a water birth see plenty of extra benefits. Joann ...

For more than four hours, as first-time mother Sarah Hisamoto labored to bring her son, Gavin, into the world, the scene around her was one that would be hard to find in a hospital setting — certainly ...

Six months after giving birth, a 35-year-old woman said she still felt pain in the region where she received an episiotomy—a surgical incision in the perineum (the region between the vagina and anus) ...

According to Harper, a newborn will not take a breath before exiting the water because the environment is so similar to the one in utero. Inhibitory factors and fluid already present in the infant's ...

Labouring and giving birth in a water pool is a new concept gaining prominence locally. It is said to offer a horde of benefits to mother and child, writes Peter Muiruri When Carrie Ndoka went to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Belinda Haschke-Green did not plan to give birth in the water. She thought she would use the tub at a birth center in O’Fallon, ...

Kalki Koechlin has earned acclaim for portraying unique and challenging characters in films like 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'. Raised amidst the quiet natural surroundings ...