Water labour Water Birth

Water Labour Water Birth by Annie Sprague A Guide to the use of water during childbirth. Midwives and women, do you want to know why labouring in water reduces the need for pain relief? Are you attempting to give your clients more choice in managing childbirth pain? Do you want to encourage the use of non drug pain relief in your midwifery unit, improve perineal outcomes and reduce the need for operative deliveries? If so then this book is for you. Annie has summerised her research into the use of water immersion during labour and has provided some guidelines to encourage the use of birth pools and deep baths in maternity units. Midwives and Women can effect change by using evidence to support this option because Water immersion works.