Re: Psychotherapy
Water birthing a method for painless delivery
Water birth is a type of hydrotherapy for pain management during delivery. It is very much effective for back pain. In this method the woman is made to sit in a tub of warm water for the delivery. The warmth significantly relieves the pain in the fist stage of delivery while cervix of the uterus opens gradually. The buoyancy of the mother and baby allow for a gravitational pull which not only opens up the pelvis, but also allows the baby to descend more easily. Moreover, due to the documented relaxing effects of water, this method is sometimes associated with a decrease in the intensity of contractions, and is thus thought to slow down labour.
Disadvantage of water birthing is one that there is a chance of infection though water and the other disadvantage is the risk of water inhalation by the baby.