Waterbirth It took me going to an excellent conference in London, England, before I could even believe that waterbirth was safe. The research by some very good scientists convinced me. I like what one of my colleagues says, “It was invented by women.” It seems that water is the nicest transition for the baby and it eases mom’s pain like nothing else. My friend and colleague Dr. Diego Alarcon has one of the most beautiful waterbirth practices I have seen. His center is called La Primavera. It is in Ecuador. I had the privilege of attending two births with him. Diego takes photos during the birth and one of his doulas, usually his wife, does much of the care. He is right there for any emergency, of course. If I wasn’t already a believer in waterbirth, I certainly would have been immediately after witnessing his beautiful births. Here is a link to get you started on watching his beautiful videos yourself: youtube/channel/UCluKXLBKlZuv-EcCKdfoIuw — Jan Tritten, mother of Midwifery Today
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:28:45 +0000