Giving birth in water is becoming a very popular choice among couples who choose a natural home birth or even a hospital birth. Unassisted home birth is also on the rise and many couples prefer using a birthing pool to deliver their babies. If you are thinking of giving birth in water, the following water birth videos will provide more visual information on water birth and natural childbirth. You are about to watch videos on giving birth in water. The following water childbirth delivery videos are not suited for anyone younger than 13 years of age. Clips are best viewed using the free Firefox browser. This is because giving birth in water empowers women and gives them a sense of connection with their baby through a more gently and natural birthing process. The midwife will assist you and bring the baby out of the water as soon as the baby is born. This will take less than ten seconds. When the baby is born, the placenta supports the baby by delivering oxygen while the baby is born in water as he is still attached to his mother. I personally think that the baby should not be staying in the water for too long because there is no guarantee that the umbilical cord will continue to pulsate and continue to deliver oxygen for too long. Also, the placenta is often delivered quickly right after the birth. Many women use a labor pool and you can get into it whenever you feel the need to. Many practitioners recommend getting in the water when you are in active labor, but getting into warm water when labor start is also a good idea because if it is real labor the contractions will get stronger. If instead it is false labor, they will subside. Using water to test if you are in labor is the best way! Warm water also helps speed up the cervix dilatation process. Usually within one hour of getting into a warm bath, you will know if the contractions are well established
