“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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Welcome to Waterbirth International
We are dedicated to making waterbirth an available option for all women .
Waterbirth: Easier for Moms ~ Better for Babies!
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Our 2009 Waterbirth Credentialing and Certification Workshops are proceeding with great success!! Thank you to all students and hosts for making 2008 such a great year. We have been hosted in workshop in Myrtle Beach; South Carolina; Hollywood, Florida; Honolulu, Hawaii; West Memphis, Arkansas; Toronto, Canada; Kansas City, Kansas; Gig Harbor, Washington; Orlando, Florida.
We are working on a registration site for future workshops in the Summer and Fall of 2009.
For more information or to arrange a workshop in your hospital or area
call 503-673-0026
Our Waterbirth International Store is no longer processing orders or shipping products.
All the books, supplies, DVDs, and birth pools are available at alternative sites such as:
www.waterbirthsolutions.com
Be sure to attend The Humanization of Birth Conference in Monterrey, Mexico - October 9-11, 2009
Speakers include Michel Odent, David Chamberlain, Barbara Katz Rothman, Jennifer Block and Barbara Harper -- for more information or to register go to: www.amayal.com/congreso2009
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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.
"A baby is the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down trees to build highways and losing it's earth to concrete, babies are almost the only remaining link with the natural world or the living things from which we spring."
~ Eda. J Leshan
And what about the babies? Over 5000 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
Tel: 503-673-0026 - Fax: 503-673-0029
info@waterbirth.org - www.waterbirth.org
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Waterbirth in the Media..
Barbara Harper traveled to Bermuda to teach Waterbirth
Appearing on local radio and interviewing for the Bermuda Sun Times, Barbara infused an excitement about gentle birth on this island paradise the last weekend in May, 2009. Sophia Cannonier, founder of www.consciousbirthbermuda.com, invited Barbara to aid in parent and professional education about waterbirth. The weekend also involved two performances of BIRTH the Play.
November 13, 2008
New York Times mentions Waterbirth.org in an extensive and beautiful article on the rise in home birth.
Read the full article and see photos of Birth Pool in a Box
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.
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.
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