“It was absolutely amazing. After getting in the water he was born in 2 hours, not once did I feel the need for any other form of pain relief. Baby was so calm, no crying, he just looked around wide eyed taking everything in.”
-Karli, mother of:
Elijah Samuel
Born at Hospital 4/9/2001
Rosebud, VIC, Australia
submitted 3/21/2007
"After 8 hours of labor (most of them in our birth pool set up inside our house) our daughter was water born... amazing experience, the warm water was essential... This is our second child and is a vaginal birth after cesarean. We can really tell now: this is the best way to have a baby :-)."
~ Saul, father of:
Carmine
Born at home
3/7/2007
Monterrey, Mexico
submitted 3/8/2007
“I was free to labor in a warm tub and also within my husband's embrace, and upon the point of delivery my joyful blessing was to able to push with my body, and pull with my own arms, my dear daughter -out of me and into a warm and welcome embrace also. Lovely!”
-Sharlene, mother of:
Talia Gwenn
Born 12/29/2004
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
submitted 2/28/2007
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Welcome to Waterbirth International,
a nonprofit organization comprised of individuals just like you, as well as childbirth professionals and consumer activists who are dedicated to making waterbirth an available option for all women in all birth settings.
Waterbirth: Easier for Moms ~ Better for Babies!
| Waterbirth Credentialing and Certification Workshops open for registration in 3 locations in November and December. Click here to register in the one closest to you. |
Waterbirth is felt by mothers and providers alike to be the gentlest of gentle births.
Warm luxurious water to cradle you and give you complete freedom to move during the greatest achievement of your life. Read the comments on the pages of this site - "In Mother's Words" - The women who have experienced the support and comfort of water for their labors and held their newborns in their arms speak more than any scientific article or paper on the subject.
These are real women with real babies.
"A baby is the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down trees to build highways and losing it's earth to concrete, babies are almost the only remaining link with the natural world or the living things from which we spring."
~ Eda. J Leshan
And what about the babies? Over 5000 mothers or fathers have already registered their babies on the, "I Was Born in Water," list. We have currently displayed a small portion of this list, but expect to add more names very soon. Once you enter your baby on the list, you will be eligible to participate in the Water Baby Parent Survey. The survey will help create the needed statistics to convince doctors and nurses that waterbirth is safe, easy, and the most effective drug-free choice for comfort throughout labor and birth.
We welcome your comments and questions and hope that we can enlighten you about the benefits of choosing the gentlest of gentle births.
Waterbirth International
A project of Global Maternal/Child Health Association
A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Public Benefit Organization
PO Box 1400 - Wilsonville, OR 97070 - USA
Toll-free: 1-800-641-2229 - Tel: 503-673-0026 - Fax: 503-673-0029
info@waterbirth.org - www.waterbirth.org
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Waterbirth in the Media..
November 13, 2008
New York Times mentions Waterbirth.org in an extensive and beautiful article on the rise in home birth.
Read the full article and see photos of Birth Pool in a Box
Barbara Harper recently visited a group of pregnant women by phone and joined their discussion on waterbirth. Listen to the chat at:
Water Births Are 'Most Effective' Pain Relief All expectant mothers should be offered a water birth for the safest form of pain relief, says the Government's health watchdog.
Barbara Harper and Dianne Garland presented a Waterbirth Workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel. A two day workshop was well attended by members of the Israeli Midwife Association the last week of May. Harper and Garland gave evidence based studies and taught how to handle complications during a waterbirth. They also participated in a COHI project to bring together Israeli and Palestinian midwives at an East Jerusalem, Red Crescent Hospital. Waterbirth was enthusiastically accepted by both groups. Now, it is just a matter of implementing changes to practice. A big thanks to Sara Bonds, the founder and director of Circle of Health International for conceiving this coexistence project.
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