Impact of waterbirth on post-partum hemorrhage, genital trauma, retained placenta and shoulder dystocia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Waterbirth is widely available in maternity settings for women with uncomplicated pregnancies between 37 weeks and 41 weeks of gestation. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) issued a joint statement in 2006 in support of immersion in water during labor for healthy women. The RCOG and RCM acknowledge that women choosing underwater birth should be given every opportunity to labor and birth in water after proper information about maternal and fetal risk (1).
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research