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Re: water and birthFrom: DRDKG@aol.comFri Oct 27 11:58:11 1995
In reply to Dr. Chase's concerns regarding water birth: Most practictioners of water birth have low-intervention philosophies, that is, birth is basically hands-off. Episiotomy is not performed. There is little opportunity for contact with the water because the baby floats out into the tub and then the mother lifts it onto her chest. Solids are removed from the tub with a strainer and disposed of in the sanitary sewer system (toilet), and the tub is washed and disinfected just as the bed is after a delivery. The purpose of water birth is to provide a relaxing, low stress environment both for the mother and the baby, to reduce the need for anesthesia and analgesia, and to reduce the shock of transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life.
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