Pros And Cons Of Water Birth

A mother, named Elizabeth Stone, once said, “Making a decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” When woman have the honor to be a mother, they are not only looking after themselves anymore. A mother must think about her child above her-self from day one in the pregnancy. Mothers must nurture their baby so they will grow to become a healthy adult one day. A lot of decisions come into play with pregnancy like some listed here: birthing centers, breastfeeding, and location of delivery. A woman can decide to have her baby in a hospital or in her own home depending of what type of delivery she wants. A women may consider to have a waterbirth. A waterbirth is where a woman gets in a tub filled with warm water to deliver her baby.
Historically, water birth has been used by many cultures all over the world. There is evidence that Egyptians birthed only selected babies underwater. They were selected because the babies were to become the priest and priestesses. Some cultures like the Minoans used a sacred temple for their waterbirth. The Chumash Indian men of the California coast would chant and drum while a women in the tribe was …show more content…
It is proven that the warm water is relaxing, and increases the woman’s energy. Water birth causes the baby to have more energy and reduces the pain for the mother. It also helps with stress hormones and helps lower high blood pressure. In consideration, water birth also reduces the stress of the birth for the baby with remaining in an environment close to the sac inside of the mother 's womb. With technology today, it is proven that babies born in water does not experience breathing problems anymore than babies born in air. According to Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn, parents to many children, “In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within