Why would any one choose Water Birth Centers, my first response is pain relief. Laboring and delivering in water has a major impact on your birth, you will be attend by certified water birth professional midwives.
Whether you have a water birth at home or in our birth center, the philosophy is the same. Both are safe, satisfying and empowering for women and their families.
When your body is working well, it does not need any help! Interventions such as IV’s, constant fetal monitoring, being attached to a blood pressure cuff, not being able to move around will often slow labor.
They can be present throughout labor and birth or just close by. They can cut the cord or actually catch the baby (with a little coaching) Many siblings “help” with the newborn exam and dressing the baby for the first time.
You are immune to the germs in your home, unlike those in the hospital setting. It is estimated that 5-6% of all people admitted to the hospital will get an infection. These are sometimes difficult to treat as they are resistant to antibiotics.
In SC, Midwives always deliver naturally in homes or in a birth center.
Hospital
Please don’t get the idea that we are anti-hospital, because that could not be any further from the truth. If you have a complicated pregnancy, you don’t tolerate labor well, your baby doesn’t tolerate labor well, your baby is mal-positioned or you want to be in the hospital, then that is absolutely the place for you to be and we support you 100%.
If a transport during labor or birth is necessary, we will go with you and act as labor support so that you have that continuity of care that you deserve. We strive to have an excellent relationship with the hospital staff.