Water births, which occur at home or ... For women with normal, uncomplicated, low-risk pregnancies, giving birth outside the hospital can be as safe as a hospital birth. In a 1991 study comparing ...

“We wanted to establish if waterbirths with NHS midwives are as safe as giving birth out of water for women and their babies at low risk of complications.” The analysis found one in 20 first ...

“Because they are in a warm safe environment, they have less fear, and when you have less fear you have less pain,” she explained. In the water birth tub, the woman also has the opportunity to ...