Birthing in water: supporting women with midwifery knowledge and skill

Abstract

Birth in water is not some new-age, hippy fad or alternative for modern childbirth fundamentalists who want to push the boundaries of normal birth. Rather, it is a small part of a much bigger and more sophisticated idea. Birth in water is connected to the humanization of birth movement and the profound effect this can have in the evolution of a more conscious human culture, encompassing supportive human relationships based on respect, compassion, care, trust and self-determination.