06/07/2025
| Water Birth - Expert Review |
If you've considered a water birth, in general, your options in Simcoe County and York Region are 1. With a midwife and 2. At home only. Our communities hospitals don't allow or have the facilities (birth tubs) to foster water birth wishes. will set up a birth tub at . We'd love to see this option available to clients in other hospital rooms throughout our regions, since we know that water birth is comparable to land birth with regards to risk factors for both newborn and birth parent. And water as a comfort measure in labour can be effective and, to be frank, a game changer! Choice is best. We love to see a diversity of choices in labour. (See link below for scientific review 👇🏼)
As your Doula, we will support your birth wishes and choices before, during, and after delivery. Ask us about water birth; let's have a chat about your birth options in southern Ontario.
If you're considering a Doula for support, click here https://www.thedoulagroup.ca/ to contact us. Our Team cares for clients throughout York Region and Simcoe County, some Dufferin County, and South Muskoka - and whether you have an OB team, Midwifery team, or a GP for clinical care.
Here's a review on water birth for those who love the data - AJOG Expert Review in Labour - Water birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(23)00604-X/fulltext
(Photo shared with permission, taken by Doula Debra. ID: colour photo taken from above and to the right of a new mom holding her newborn baby as they rest in a blue birth pool. The baby is covered by a brown and beige towel. The dad's hands can be seen on the right in the water, arms resting on the birth pool, close to his wife and baby.)
