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Water birth
Water birth is performed in a tub of warm water. Some birthing centers provide this option or it may be done by a home birth attendant.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 46-year old asked:
Should I have a water birth?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it safer to have a water birth?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can water birth the best way to go?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between water birth and other types of birth?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the reasoning behind water births and are they more comfortable or even safe?
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A 17-year old female asked:
With water birthing, is it possible to still have an epidural? Or do you have to deliver naturally? How does water birthing work?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is good and bad about water births?
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A 28-year old asked:
Is there a medical reason not to have a water birth?
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A 36-year old asked:
I like the idea of water birth, but how is it beneficial?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Since an epidural is too risky for water birth, is it possible to have pain meds through an IV if you're giving a water birth? Or is that risky also?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Can I have a water birth after having had a c section?
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A 26-year old male asked:
My wife and I having a baby 10/11 she wants a home water birth with my sister who is a midwife, i just think that's ridiculous are they even safe?
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A 37-year old female asked:
If I test positive for group strep b and can't make it to hospital in time for birth would a water birth be safe.
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A 29-year old female asked:
How much water is in / goes through the vagina when your water breaks ( giving birth). ? In liters /mililiters / ect.
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A 21-year old female asked:
Charcoal water filter and birth control pills? I have recently started drinking a lot from a Brita filter that uses activated charcoal to filter water and recently Ive noticed tiny black specks (charcoal). Will this effect my birth control pills?
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A 36-year old asked:
Could a water pill affect my birth control?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Does increasing my water I take effect birth control pills at all?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Due Sept 2. Gave birth after water broke sept 5 , is there anyway DOC was in November ?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Does drinking hot lemon water affect the combined birth control pill ?
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A 44-year old asked:
How do I get rid of water retention caused by birth control?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why are we told not to take a bath during a miscarriage when women give birth in water every day when their cervix is dilated?
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A 37-year old female asked:
If my water doesn't break until 15 min before my birth and I have strep b and I'm home what should I do.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is it okay to take my birth control with sparkling water?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is it bad to take birth control on and off? Keep forgetting to take daily. Can oral birth control cause you to retain water?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can stitched wound due to normal birth delivery contract HIV if get in touch with blood on toilet inner rim and toilet water which is blood stained?
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A 20-year old male asked about a 23-year old female:
Can i crush the birth control pill and put it into water?
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A 37-year old asked:
Aside from water, how can I flush out birth control hormones from my body?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have very thin hair by birth. After goin to hostel my hair volume has decreased due to hard water. How can I solve this problem?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can new stitched wound due to normal birth delivery contract HIV via blood left on toilet seat cover and inner rim and stained water in toilet bowl?
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A 30-year old male asked about a male:
Son has suffered from constipation since birth. Recently, started increasing his intake of water, he pees it all out, yet his constipation persists. ?
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