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Hospital Waterbirth: A Pilot Randomized Control Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Water Birth for Pregnancy Related. Completed, enrolled 186 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study aims to explore outcomes of waterbirth in comparison to conventional land birth for low-risk healthy women and neonates in a hospital setting in Milwaukee, WI. This study hypothesizes that women who labor and birth in water will use less pain medication, have a shorter labor, will be more likely to initiate breastfeeding prior to discharge, will not experience more negative outcomes, and will experience greater satisfaction than women who labor and birth on land.
Study Details
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Interventions
The water birth group will use a tub of a water to labor and give birth.