Is waterbirth safe? Are there any randomized, controlled trials on this subject? What are the benefits and risks of waterbirth? And if the evidence shows that waterbirth is a safe and beneficial form of childbirth… then why do so many hospitals “ban” this practice? And how can you access a waterbirth if that is something you are interested in?

Today’s podcast episode is chock full of research from our peer-reviewed Evidence Based Birth® Signature Article: The Evidence on Waterbirth.

To learn more, download a free one-page handout, and view all the research references, go to ebbirth.com/waterbirth.

EBB Resources:

• Access all the scientific references and a free 1-page handout at the EBB Signature Article: Evidence on Waterbirth here. 
• If you’re a visual learner, watch a video about the Evidence on Waterbirth on the EBB YouTube channel here.
• Join the EBB Pro Membership and get access to contact hours, a doula mentorship, live trainings, and a PDF Library with exclusive handouts (including a full-length printable PDF on waterbirth) here.
• Learn comfort measures and advocacy techniques through the EBB Childbirth Class.

EBB Podcasts:

• EBB 4 - Waterbirth and the Newborn Microbiome
• EBB 20 – Water Immersion during Labor
• EBB 223 - An Empowering Hospital Waterbirth Story with Samantha Parker and Justin Fontaine 
• EBB 230 – An Inspirational Home Waterbirth Story with EBB Childbirth Class Parent Shelitha Owens 
• EBB 258 – A Hospital Waterbirth Story with Cord Avulsion featuring EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Samantha Reizs, PhD 
• EBB 268 – Debunking Myths about PROM, GBS, and Waterbirth 
• EBB 287 – A Positive Hospital Waterbirth Story with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Katrina Hull