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A member asked:
Is it safer to have a water birth?
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NO: No, if it was safer everyone would be doing them, that is just a gimmick, most obs in 2012 do not aloow their pts to have water births , usually those are done by a mid wife , I have delivered over 5000 babies and I do not recommned that.
Answered 8/18/2012
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No.: There is nothing about a water birth that makes it safer than regular labor and delivery. I can think of several reasons why it would be a bad idea (e.g. Difficulty monitoring fetal well-being) and none that would make it appealing.
Answered 2/26/2015
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