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Roome, APCH, Spencer, RC. (1996). Birthing pools and infection control. The Lancet, Vol. 348, pp 274. |
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Rosenthal, M. (1989). A brief commentary by Michael J. Rosenthal, M.D. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 34(4). |
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Rosenthal, M. (1991). Warm-water immersion in labor and birth. The Female Patient, 16, 35-37, 40-41, 44, 46. |
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Rosevear, S., Fox, R., Marlow, N. & Stirrat, G. (1993). Birthing pools and the fetus. The Lancet, 342, 1048-49. |
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Rosser, J. (1994). Is waterbirth safe? The facts behind the controversy. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, Vol. 4, pp 4-6. |
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Royal College of Midwives. (1994). The use of water during birth. Position paper No. 1. London: RCM. |
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"Surfacing to meet the world," by Marsha Morrow
Monadnock Community Hospital offers waterbirthing technique. |
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Sotnick, Heather - "The Advantages of a Home Water Birth" - I wish that more people understood how incredibly beautiful the birth experience can be. |
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"So you want a Natural Childbirth?" Think about a waterbirth. Water relives the pain and helps the baby. |
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Safety of alternative approaches to childbirth - a dissertation - Peter f. Schlenzka March 1999 |
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StorkNet Member Interview with author, Barbara Harper, R.N. |
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"Soak your labor worries away." Questions and answers and referrals to various sites containing information about water birth. |
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Salariya, E. M., Easton, P. M. Cater, J. I. (1978). Duration of feeding after early invitation and frequent feeding. Lancet, ii: 1141-3 |
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Solomon, S. (1985). Host factors in whirlpool-associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa skin disease. Infection Control, 6(10), 402-406. |
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Storknet Interview |
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Street, D. (1997). Waterbirths: Client choice versus legal implications. Nursiing Times, Vol. 93, No. 45, pp 50-51. |
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Study Shows Benefits of Underwater Birth By Hannah Cleaver |
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The Home Water Birth of my Granddaughter. |
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"The 10 Best Maternity Wards," by A Family Affair, The Birthing Center at Monadnock.
In America...and Why.
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TUBS, "How to Make a Portable Waterbirth Tub" - by Melanie Moore, Midwifery Today Magazine.
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"The Advantages of a Home Water Birth" - I wish that more people understood how incredibly beautiful the birth experience can be. |
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The Ultimate Waterbirth Guide: Are you anxious about childbirth? Read on...All your questions about waterbirth answered. |
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"The Art of Videotaping a Childbirth" - Think of this as an heirloom for the child. Videotape this special moment in such a way that the parents will be proud to show the raw, unedited footage to their family and friends. |
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Taylor, M. (1987). In defense of waterbirth. Midwifery Today. 1(4), 48-49 |
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Thorn, G. (1994) Water Babies. Practical Parenting. August, 15-18 |
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Transcervical Amnioinfusion DAVID G. WEISMILLER, M.D., SC.M. East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina |
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Troubled Waters (Feb. 1996). Pregnancy and Birth, 74-77. |
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Turner, J. and T. (Summer 2000). Birth in the 21st Century. Vol. 54, pp 19-20. |
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Turning a Breech |
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Unassisted Births Website by Laura Shanley |
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Underwater birth and neonatal respiratory distress
Kassim et al. BMJ.2005; 330: 1071-1072 |
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UKCC, (1995) Statement on waterbirth: the current position. Midwives. January (15) |
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U.S. Department of Labor (1992). Occupation Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, OSHA 3127. |
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Virato, S. N. (1993). Dolphins, underwater birth & superbabies. New Frontier, February, 9-13, 26. |
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Waterbirth through the Pregnancy-info.net. Giving birth in water might seem like a strange idea to some women. However, the practice of water births is gaining in popularity. More and more, women are asking for hospitals to provide a birthing pool or are providing their own when they decide to give birth at home. |
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"Water Birth," By Carl Jones and Anne Sommers. 'Articles by Anne', in the Dear Midwife, specializing in natural child birth, home birth and water birth. |
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Waterbirth/Tub Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement |
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Water birth
It isn't often that a genuine breakthrough occurs, with major significance for all humanity, unless, of course, it's in the realm of technology. Yet this subject, although completely untechnological, has the potential for widespread use and benefits to millions of people and to society at large. (A heavy Russian concentration and great historical documentation of the History of waterbirth!) |
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Why Choose Water? Women have been using water in labour and delivery for centuries, in rivers streams and seas. In the last 50 years water birth in purpose built Pools has been pioneered in Russia in the sixties, France in the Seventies and has since become a very popular choice for women seeking a more natural birth experience. |
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What About Waterbirth? My Birth By Design. |
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Water Birth—A Near-Drowning Experience, Ruth Gilbert, MD, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics Institute of Child Health London, United Kingdom |
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Waterbirth: Things to Think About
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Water Birth: The new issue of Midwifery Today e-news is all about Waterbirth. Take a look and make sure you scroll down. 2006 |