Many ways in which the pregnant mothers to reduce the pain that would strike during the birth process. Now water birth (birth in water) many pregnant women choose to give birth.

Water birth is the process of giving birth in the water, the process that the mother will give birth to soak in a tub of warm water is sterile until birth. The water is believed to have the effect of treatment and can prolong life.

Water affects the effect of gravity, where the density difference between man and water, the human body will feel lighter when in the water.

Some studies show that giving birth in water does not provide different superficial effect by giving birth on land. Bathing in water is also a safe way to reduce edema and lower blood pressure.

Warm water is used to make the muscles become more relaxed and will feel less pain. Warm water will also make blood vessels widen and improve the delivery of nerve, local tissue metabolism, and increase the temperature of the network.

Labor in the water, accompanied by medical personnel will lower obstetrical intervention purposes and is an alternative strategy to overcome the pain. For normal delivery, soaking in water will reduce the provision of analgesia and increased satisfaction.

Improving the comfort of the mother would create less anxiety and reduce the production of stress hormones (catecholamines and noradrenaline), and increase the hormone oxytocin and endorphins that labor became more fluent.

But the risks can be encountered when doing delivery in water is increased risk of infection, difficult to control the amount of blood lost, fetal monitoring is more lax and sometimes ineffective contractions.

While the babies are at risk such as the aspiration of water (the water into the lungs), hypoxia (oxygen deficiency), increased infections, and delays in aid when an emergency occurs in the fetus. In this process, too wasteful in the use of water.

the mother who wanted to give birth in water should be a single pregnancy is a pregnancy. Mom did not have contraindications to giving birth in water, make sure that the fetus is prosperous, and had no history of a Cesarean birth.

When giving birth in water there are some things that must be considered :

1. Mothers should drink enough to keep hydrated.
2. Water temperature between 35-38 degrees Celsius, in order to remain comfortable, prevent dehydration and overheating.
3. Someone had to watch over the mother was in the tub.
4. When the mother bathing more than 2 hours, the efficiency of contraction can be reduced.
5. Buttocks can be lifted from the water to listen to the fetal heart rate or for delivery inspection.
6. Helper must use personal protection that meets the requirements to prevent infection.
7. After the baby is born, immediately brought to the surface.

Before deciding to perform labor in the water, you should first consult with your doctor to see if she qualified to do so. Make sure that the tub to be used completely sterile and manicured and using water flow.