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Water birth and Tub Rental
The Benefits of Water for Labor and Birth
• greater comfort, mobility, freedom to move spontaneously and to change position to assist the descent of the baby
• buoyancy promotes more efficient uterine contractions and better blood circulation, resulting in better oxygenation of the uterine muscles, less pain for the mother, and more oxygen for the baby
• immersion reduces opposition to gravity; supports the mother's weight so that her energy is used to cope with the contractions
• promotes deeper relaxation; as a woman relaxes deeply in water, her hormones kick in and she starts progressing faster and with more rhythm; labor becomes more efficient
• warm water relaxes the pelvic floor muscles; reduces perineum tearing
• water minimizes pain so effectively that for most women other pain control methods are no longer needed
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