Safety of water births: new research.

The author discusses a study by J. Sanders and colleagues, published in the "British Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics," which focused on the water births of women without antenatal/intrapartum risk factors or birth complications. Topics include percentage of women in the United Kingdom (UK) that give birth in pools, the popularity of water births in the 1990s, and concerns around remaining in water for second-stage labour and birth.