·        Facilitates mobility and enables the mother to assume any position which is comfortable for labor and birth

·        Speeds up labor

·        Reduces blood pressure

·        Gives mother more feelings of control

·        Provides significant pain relief

·        Promotes relaxation

·        Conserves her energy

·        Reduces the need for drugs and interventions 

·        Gives mother a private protected space

·        Reduces perineal trauma

·        Reduces cesarean section rates

·        Is highly rated by mothers - typically stating they would give birth in water again in future labor(s)

·        Is highly rated by experienced providers

·        Encourages an easier birth for mother and a gentle welcome for baby

The effect of buoyancy that deep water immersion creates allows spontaneous movement of the mother.  No one has to help the mother get into a new position. She moves as her body and the position of the baby dictate.  Movement helps open the pelvis, allowing the baby to descend.

When a woman in labor relaxes in a warm deep bath, free from gravity’s pull on her body, with sensory stimulation reduced, her body is less likely to secrete stress-related hormones. This allows her body to produce the pain inhibitors (endorphins) that complement labor. Noradrenaline and catecholamines, the hormones that are released during stress, actually raise the blood pressure and can inhibit or slow labor. A laboring woman who is able to relax physically, is able to relax mentally as well. Many women, midwives, and doctors acknowledge the analgesic effect of water. Thousands of these mothers state they would never be able to consider laboring without water again.

Want to know more? Join us for our Water Birth Workshop!

Already know that you want to rent a birthing tub? Tubs can be rented in person in the Boutique at Well Rounded Momma for $350. Rental includes professional set up and removal of an Aqua Doula birthing tub. You can also rent from a Well Rounded Momma partner:

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