Water births are safe for most low-risk pregnancies, and can help you feel calmer and more in control during labour. Your midwife will monitor you closely and can act quickly if anything changes.

When people hear I had a "water birth" with my son, reactions range from, "Like, in a bathtub?" to "Ew, gross." Even during my pregnancy, when I was merely contemplating the benefits of laboring and ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Delivering babies underwater in so-called water births could result in occasional near-drownings and deaths, reports suggest in the August issue of Pediatrics. New Zealand doctors ...

Emory University School of Nursing assistant professor Priscilla Hall, PhD, contributed to a recent meta-analysis study on water births that is gaining far-reaching recognition. The study shows that ...