Psychological concern:
Emotionally and spiritually, water birth is a peaceful and gentle entry for the new human being and its mother. Allowed to labour in water, the mother has a maximum amount of comfort and the choice of her bed or the water. The atmosphere is safe, secure, and warm. Familiar people whom she has chosen and who are ready and willing to do what ever she wishes support the labouring woman. All of those present recognise her vulnerability and their own psychic impact on the birth experience. There is the opportunity for the father to participate as fully as he chooses; couples report a deeper bond in their relationship; and fathers enjoy an immediate close relationship with the new baby.
Emotionally and spiritually, water birth is a peaceful and gentle entry for the new human being and its mother. Allowed to labour in water, the mother has a maximum amount of comfort and the choice of her bed or the water. The atmosphere is safe, secure, and warm. Familiar people whom she has chosen and who are ready and willing to do what ever she wishes support the labouring woman. All of those present recognise her vulnerability and their own psychic impact on the birth experience. There is the opportunity for the father to participate as fully as he chooses; couples report a deeper bond in their relationship; and fathers enjoy an immediate close relationship with the new baby.
