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Re: Water Birth vs. Epidural

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:23:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 18 Aug 1999, jenny wrote: >
>I checked the archives and have not found any information on water
>births. Is this still a new approach? I was wondering specifically if
>anyone has had a water birth and a birth with an epidural. I mentioned
>the home water birth approach--which sounds ideal for me, squeamish of
>hospitals and needles--but my mom and husband don't like the idea. Any
>information would be great.
>
>--
>Thanks!
>Jenny
>

There's a list of resources at an easy-to-remember URL: http://www.waterbirth.com/ . This is just one place that does water births. Should lead you to lots of other stuff. They misspell Janet Balaskas's name, though, it's BALASKAS.

Some hospitals in our area will let you bring in rented tubs, so it isn't always true that waterbirths only happen at home (depends where you live). A knowledgeable doula would be very good to have also.

The Leboyer business is different. Michel Odent (a French ob/gyn) is the waterbirth guru.

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