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Waterbirth |
| Women have used water to
ease labor and facilitate birth for thousands of years. Emersion
in a tub of warm water allows the woman to fully relax and be
free from gravity's pull on her body. As a result, her
body is more likely to produce endorphins, her body's natural
pain inhibitors, and less likely to secrete stress-related
hormones which can raise the blood pressure, inhibit labor
progress, and increase the perception of pain during labor. The
calmness and ease of the mother who labors and gives birth in
water is transferred to the child through an intricate sharing
of hormones that is still in place soon after birth.
Babies who are born into water often do not cry or cry very
little, and seem to have a peace about them that is carried on
in life. The benefits of waterbirth include:
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