Is underwater birth safe?
Most people worry about the baby breathing under water and this is a very common question. When the baby is born in water, it is still attached to the umbilical cord and receiving oxygen exactly as it was in the womb. As a matter of fact, a baby born under water doesn’t even realize it is born until you take him or her to the surface. The midwife brings the baby out of the water within a few seconds of birth, to minimize any risk. Waterbirth has been proved through thousands of birth around the world to not only be safe, but perhaps safer for the mother and baby.
