What Parents Should Know About Water Birth
Water birth has been popular in years ago meanwhile Asian countries are still confused about this birth method. HappyMom.Life will present you some main description about it as below.
A water birth means at least part of your labor, delivery, or both happen while you’re in a birth pool filled with warm water. It can take place in a hospital, a birthing center, or at home. A doctor, nurse-midwife, or midwife helps you through it.
The use of a birthing pool during the first stage of labor might:
- Help ease pain
- Keep you from needing anesthesia
- Speed up your labor
A warm bath might help you relax and help you feel more in control. Floating in water helps you move around more easily than in bed, too.
Water Birth Risks
Here are some of the rare problems that could happen while water birthing:
- You or your baby could get an infection.
- The umbilical cord could snap before your baby comes out of the water.
- Your baby’s body temperature could be too high or too low.
- Your baby could breathe in bath water.
- Your baby could have seizures or not be able to breathe
It’s important to emphasize the ‘rare’ part. But these are the sorts of outcomes that are severe, like drowning.
Are You a Good Water Birth Candidate?
Some factors may keep you out of the running for a water birth. You shouldn’t try it if:
- You’re younger than 17 or older than 35.
- You have complications like preeclampsia or diabetes.
- You’re having twins or multiples.
- The baby is in the breech position.
- The baby is premature.
- You’re having a really big baby.
- You need to be constantly monitored and it can’t be done in the tub.
- You have an infection.
Water Birth Costs
If your water birth is done in a hospital, it usually costs same as a vaginal birth if it’s covered by insurance. You may be required to rent the tub, which may be an extra 6,000THB to 12,000THB
If you buy your own tub or pool for a home birth, it can range between 2,000THB to 10,000THB depending on how fancy you go.
The fees for a midwife or nurse-midwife for a water birth at home will be the same as a normal birth, ranging from 50,000THB to 150,000THB.
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