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• Waterbirth was available and rarely being used by other staff
• It takes courage to offer this, to be different, to really care about the woman more than the hospital system.
• Offering water immersion allows an alternative choice to
• Drugs • Epidural• Distress
A City Hospital
Background to this birth• Hannah was having first baby. She is a
Teacher. Terrified of labour. We just met about 4 hours earlier during labour.
• I was agency staff so feel I work for the woman more than the hospital.
• It is easier to care for a woman in water than with an epidural
• a naked woman in water keeps the doctors away