Birthing In water Is Advisable No More: Find Out Why

As the new guidelines about giving birth are released, health experts suggest that women are not supposed to deliver their babies in the water. Although a birthing pool during the early stages of labor may offer some advantages, it has been recently found that there are no sufficient proof that shows delivering a baby in the water has benefits.

CBS News reports that Dr. Joseph Wax, chairman of the committee that developed the recommendations for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has claimed that a pregnant woman being immersed in water during the first parts of labor may give off some advantages such as shortening the labor hours which is basically associated with a reduced usage of the anesthesia that is injected into the spine.

Furthermore, although it was found that birthing pools can actually help to ease the delivery process, Dr. Wax said that it is just but vital to differentiate between laboring in water and delivering in water.

According to the new guidelines, PZI Media has reported that the act of birthing in the water may actually trigger serious health risks such as mother and infant infections, difficulty in regulating the infant's body temperature, an increased probability of the umbilical cord being damages in the process, respiratory distress from the baby having to inhale water in the tub and experts have also found a probable cause of asphyxia or the lack of oxygen.

Meanwhile, the ACOG has further emphasized that for hospitals and birthing clinics that offer water immersion; they really should follow and observe certain measures such as having a rigorous selection of the qualified candidate, being able to sustain the sanitation of the tubs or immersion pool, following the infection control measures, monitoring pregnant women at appropriate intervals while being immersed and moving the concerned candidate out of the tub when necessary so as to protect the health and safety of both the mother and the baby.

More recommendations are released in the November issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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