By admin, on November 15th, 2010
After much research I have found very few documented risks involving water birth. I find this rather strange as many hospitals do not have facilities for water birth and doctors and gynecologists don’t seem to even mention it unless the mother to be specifically inquires about it. At this point the medical professions standard answer seems to be that “better evidence that water births are safe is needed before the method is offered as a matter of routine“.
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By Alexander, on November 15th, 2010
My wife and I have three healthy children and all of them were active births in the comfort of our own home. We would not have had the knowledge and assurance to do this without this wonderfull book.
Below is a brief description of Janet Balaskas’s New Active Birth.
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By admin, on August 19th, 2010

We begin our lives surrounded by liquid in the womb and this comfort stays with us through our lives. Most of us will find water to be of great comfort and repose. Humans are comprised primarily of water, a three day old fetus is 97 percent water and an eight month old fetus is 81 percent water. The adult body is fifty to seventy percent water. Most human babies, given the chance, can swim before they can sit or crawl.
Water has been used for thousands of years to ease labour and facilitate birth. Warm water reduces sensory stimulation and Continue reading Benefits of Water Birth
By admin, on August 19th, 2010

There is nothing new about active birth delivery; it is something women have naturally done since the beginning of time. The notion of having to lie down on your back during labour is a relatively new principle and simply makes it easier for the birth attendant to manage the procedure.
It has only been for the last 300 years that woman have been disempowered during labour, the invention of the forceps in the 17th century was the beginning of this unnatural act that woman are forced to go through. Child birth is a natural process that most women will instinctively know how to handle.
The anatomy of the women’s pelvis is ideally designed for labour and birth Continue reading Active Birth Positions