New Study: Women who have a waterbirth experience less pain, have shorter labour and are more satisfied

Toni Harman
6 min readFeb 27, 2023

QUICK SUMMARY: A new systematic review of 6 randomised control trials found that compared to giving birth “on land”, women who have a waterbirth experience less pain, are less likely to need epidural or spinal anaesthesia, have shorter labour and overall, women were more satisfied with their birth.

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Useful info for expectant parents!

A new systematic review found waterbirth reduces pain, shortens labour and women are more satisfied.

The new systematic review of 6 randomised control trials found that:

Compared to a “land birth”, women who have a waterbirth:

  • Experience less pain
  • Are less likely to need to need epidural or…

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Toni Harman

I help parents and health professionals better understand the science of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the microbiome. https://linktr.ee/toniharman