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:
EBB Podcasts:
EBB 139 - Evidence on Red Raspberry Leaf Tea for Natural Labor Induction
EBB 138 - Healing after a Traumatic Birth with Bianca Marie Roberson
EBB 137 - The Power of Birth Stories with Bryn Huntpalmer
EBB 136 - Solutions for the Crisis in American Maternity Care with Jennie Joseph
EBB 135 - The Need for More Indigenous Birth Workers with Miranda Kelly
EBB 134 - Natural Induction Series: Evening Primrose Oil
EBB 133 - Transitioning from Birth to Parenting with Dr. Heather Maguire
EBB 132 - Teen Pregnancy Support, and a Surrogacy Story with Ambrosia Meikle
EBB 131 - Evidence on: Pitocin During the Third Stage of Labor
EBB 130 – Home Birth in the Black Community with Isis Rose
EBB 129 - COVID-19 and your Childbirth Education Business with Natalie Eckdahl
EBB 128 - Inducing Labor with Castor Oil and Dates
EBB 127 - An unmedicated hospital birth with Katie Kane
EBB 126 - Finding the right provider, and birth in the Dominican Republic with Leiko Hidaka
EBB 125 - Evidence on Acupressure, Acupuncture and Breast Stimulation
EBB 124 – Health Disparities, Advocacy, and COVID with Sabia Wade
EBB 123 - COVID-19 update & Advocating for yourself during labor with Heather McCullough
EBB 122 - Home birth during the pandemic with Vicki Penwell
EBB 121 - COVID-19 and Pregnancy
EBB 120 – Cholestasis in Pregnancy with Nicole Phelps
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