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Option Of Water Birth Must Be Offered To All : Watchdog
While even using a bath at home could be as effective as a specialist birthing pool, Nice said that expanding the use of water births could improve childbirth for thousands of women. "There is a perception that water is just nice," says Dr Julia Sanders, a consultant midwife and member of the group, which drew up the guidance. "But it is the most effective form of pain relief barring an epidural in labor. I would like to see more women using water and fewer women using the types of pain relief that are less effective."
Nice also stressed that clinical intervention should not be offered or advised when labor was progressing normally and the woman and baby were well. Once a woman was in established labor, she should receive supportive one-to-one care. While the guidance is expected to mean longer labors for some it could also mean fewer medical interventions, which can result in more painful and complicated labors.
"Continuous, supportive, one-to-one care and emotional support during labor is what women want and expect, Sanders opines. "We know that this level of care during labor reduces the numbers of women needing a caesarean section or instrumental birth - such as forceps, she added.
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