Exploring Waterbirth Options and Advocacy in Hospitals

Is waterbirth safe? Are there any randomized, controlled trials on this subject? What are the benefits and risks of waterbirth? And if the evidence shows that waterbirth is a safe and beneficial form of childbirth… then why do so many hospitals “ban” this practice? And how can you access a waterbirth if that is something you are interested in?

Today’s podcast episode is chock full of research from our peer-reviewed Evidence Based Birth® Signature Article: The Evidence on Waterbirth.

To learn more, download a free one-page handout, and view all the research references, go to ebbirth.com/waterbirth.

EBB Resources:

• Access all the scientific references and a free 1-page handout at the EBB Signature Article: Evidence on Waterbirth here. 
• If you’re a visual learner, watch a video about the Evidence on Waterbirth on the EBB YouTube channel here.
• Join the EBB Pro Membership and get access to contact hours, a doula mentorship, live trainings, and a PDF Library with exclusive handouts (including a full-length printable PDF on waterbirth) here.
• Learn comfort measures and advocacy techniques through the EBB Childbirth Class.

EBB Podcasts:

• EBB 4 - Waterbirth and the Newborn Microbiome
• EBB 20 – Water Immersion during Labor
• EBB 223 - An Empowering Hospital Waterbirth Story with Samantha Parker and Justin Fontaine 
• EBB 230 – An Inspirational Home Waterbirth Story with EBB Childbirth Class Parent Shelitha Owens 
• EBB 258 – A Hospital Waterbirth Story with Cord Avulsion featuring EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Samantha Reizs, PhD 
• EBB 268 – Debunking Myths about PROM, GBS, and Waterbirth 
• EBB 287 – A Positive Hospital Waterbirth Story with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Katrina Hull