Midwife checking the water temperature of the birthing pool

  • Ashley Prytherch, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS FT
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Midwife checking the water temperature of the birthing pool. Ashley Prytherch, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS FT. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Many women choose to give birth in a pool and many UK hospitals can now provide this facility. It is often recommended to provide a less painful more relaxing environment for labour and birth.

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