Box 1 One woman’s Experience With water Birth
“For my third child I decided to labor naturally and have a water birth. In active labor my contractions were uncomfortable but not unbearable when entering the warm water. My body began to relax and I felt my labor progressing and my baby descending . I was able to move began to move freely and change positions as needed. After his head emerged under the water, he didn’t budge. I heard my midwife’s calm voice instructing the nurses to assist me in stranding and to place my leg up on the side of the tub. The nurse in me Knew my worst fear was being realized- - I was having a shoulder dystocia. One very intense push and a few seconds later, my third son arrived, by far my biggest baby! ”---Jill, registered nurse and mother of three.
Jill’s birth, while not ending in her goal of a water ment mothers have while utilizing water immersion position changes when indicated.