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“It was absolutely amazing. After getting in the water he was born in 2 hours, not once did I feel the need for any other form of pain relief. Baby was so calm, no crying, he just looked around wide eyed taking everything in.”
-Karli, mother of:
Elijah Samuel
Born at Hospital 4/9/2001
Rosebud, VIC, Australia
submitted 3/21/2007
"After 8 hours of labor (most of them in our birth pool set up inside our house) our daughter was water born... amazing experience, the warm water was essential... This is our second child and is a vaginal birth after cesarean. We can really tell now: this is the best way to have a baby :-)."
~ Saul, father of:
Carmine
Born at home
3/7/2007
Monterrey, Mexico
submitted 3/8/2007
“I was free to labor in a warm tub and also within my husband's embrace, and upon the point of delivery my joyful blessing was to able to push with my body, and pull with my own arms, my dear daughter -out of me and into a warm and welcome embrace also. Lovely!”
-Sharlene, mother of:
Talia Gwenn
Born 12/29/2004
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
submitted 2/28/2007
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There have been screenings in
London, Prague, Tel Aviv, Glasgow, New York
Dayton, Cincinnati, Portland, Seattle and now
Eugene, Oregon
August 1st, 2008 5-9pm
Wildish Theater ~ Springfield, Oregon
also
August 23rd, 2008 3:30 - 5:30pm
Dallas, Texas
The Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center Hotel
~Tickets~Website/Trailer
**Download the Flyer here**
“If you were told you could have one of the most physically, emotionally, and spiritually transcendent moments of your life, and here’s the map to get there, would you really say no?” This quote by Elizabeth Davis, CPM in the just released film, Orgasmic Birth, captures the essence of this documentary that examines the intimate nature of birth and the powerful role it plays in women’s lives when they are permitted to experience it fully.
What would happen if women were taught to enjoy birth rather than endure it?
Film maker Debra Pascali-Bonaro challenges common preconceptions while inviting viewers to witness safe, easy, and pleasurable births.
The viewer becomes an intimate part of the birth stories of 11 women who said YES to this journey. Each is shown laboring undisturbed in a free, sensuous, joyous moment. The evocative score for the film was created by John McDowell, composer of the score for the Oscar-winning documentary Born Into Brothels, and one of the birthing couples in the film.
All proceeds for these and other sponsored showings will go to Waterbirth International
Learn more about this remarkable film
Until approximately late fall or winter 2008, DVDs of Orgasmic Birth will be sold only at screenings of the film.
Sponsored by Cascade Healthcare Products, Inc.
For details of showings in other cities, including Dayton & Cincinnati, Ohio; Orlando, Florida; and Dallas, Texas CLICK HERE
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Welcome to Waterbirth International, a nonprofit organization of childbirth professionals and consumer advocates dedicated to making waterbirth an available option for all women in all birth settings.
Waterbirth: Easier for Moms ~ Better for Babies!
Waterbirth is felt by mothers and providers alike to be the gentlest of gentle births.
Warm luxurious water to cradle you and give you complete freedom to move during the greatest achievement of your life. Read the comments on the pages of this site - "In Mother's Words" - The women who have experienced the support and comfort of water for their labors and held their newborns in their arms speak more than any scientific article or paper on the subject.
These are real women with real babies.
And what about the babies? Over 4000 mothers or fathers have already registered their babies on the, "I Was Born in Water," list. We have currently displayed a small portion of this list, but expect to add more names very soon. Once you enter your baby on the list, you will be eligible to participate in the Water Baby Parent Survey. The survey will help create the needed statistics to convince doctors and nurses that waterbirth is safe, easy, and the most effective drug-free choice for comfort throughout labor and birth.
We welcome your comments and questions and hope that we can enlighten you about the benefits of choosing the gentlest of gentle births.
Waterbirth International
A project of Global Maternal/Child Health Association
A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Public Benefit Organization
PO Box 1400 - Wilsonville, OR 97070 - USA
Toll-free: 1-800-641-2229 - Tel: 503-673-0026 - Fax: 503-673-0029
info@waterbirth.org - www.waterbirth.org
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Waterbirth in the Media..
Barbara Harper and Dianne Garland presented a Waterbirth Workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel. A two day workshop was well attended by members of the Israeli Midwife Association the last week of May. Harper and Garland gave evidence based studies and taught how to handle complications during a waterbirth. They also participated in a COHI project to bring together Israeli and Palestinian midwives at an East Jerusalem, Red Crescent Hospital. Waterbirth was enthusiastically accepted by both groups. Now, it is just a matter of implementing changes to practice. A big thanks to Sara Bonds, the founder and director of Circle of Health International for conceiving this coexistence project.
Four separate showings of Orgasmic Birth in Israel brought praise and challenges. Barbara Harper was invited by the Israeli Childbirth Education Centre to spend an "intimate morning" with members of their association to show the new documentary and to have a Q&A following the film. Big thanks to Rachel Gambash for organizing a sell-out event at Lewinski University on May 30th. A reporter from the Jerusalem Post interviewed Barbara after the film. Watch here for a link to that interview.
Barbara Harper participated in an Alaska Public Radio segment which will air on March 15th & 16th all over Alaska. You can go to www.akradio.org to hear the whole story. The theme is "Under Water," so there are pieces about synchronized swimming champions, the Clean Water Act, cold water safety, a radio that broadcasts whale calls... a whole bevy of aquatic audio offerings. The waterbirth story is about 5 minutes long.
Barbara Harper recently visited a group of pregnant women by phone and joined their discussion on waterbirth. Listen to the chat at:
Water Births Are 'Most Effective' Pain Relief All expectant mothers should be offered a water birth for the safest form of pain relief, says the Government's health watchdog.
Certified Nurse-Midwives Open Reunion Women's Health & BIRTH... - Kingwood Now – Kingwood, TX, USA - Certified Nurse-Midwives Polly Logan and Jaet Little have opened Reunion Women's Health & Birth Center behind Kingwood Medical Center...
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