Many areas of the country are seeing a ban on waterbirths following the Opinion Paper released by American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), denouncing the practice. But what does the evidence actually show? Evidence Based Birth has done a comprehensive review of the research and found....Based on the data that we have, waterbirth is a reasonable option for low-risk women during childbirth, provided that they understand the potential benefits and risks. If women have a strong desire for waterbirth, and there are experienced care providers who are comfortable in attending waterbirths, then at this time there is no evidence to deny women this option of pain relief. Although we need more research on waterbirth, the available research shows that universal bans on waterbirth are not evidence-based. Were you denied a waterbirth because of this Opinion Papers impact on your birthing places policy? evidencebasedbirth/waterbirth/ #pregnancy #baby #birth #waterbirth #evidencebasedbirth
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:05:01 +0000
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