We need to fund £12,000 for one of the four birthing pool for Warwick Hospital's midwife led birthing centre, opening in August 2018.
We need to fund £12,000 which will enable us to provide one of the four birthing pools for the Warwick Hospital's midwife led birthing centre.
The centre is due to open in August and has four birthing rooms, at the moment three of the four pools have been funded - we need your help to fund the last one.
Currently Warwick Hospital only has 1 birthing pool on the Obstetric Unit. We want to provide the choice for women to be able to birth their babies in water.
With your help we can provide a pool for each birthing room.
There are so many benefits of birthing pools for women, these include:
• Warm water is soothing, comforting, relaxing.
• In the later stages of labour, the water has been shown to increase the woman’s energy
• The effect of buoyancy lessens a mother’s body weight, allowing free movement and new positioning.
• Buoyancy promotes more efficient uterine contractions and improved blood circulation resulting in better oxygenation of the uterine muscles, less pain for the mother, and more oxygen for the baby.
• Immersion in water often helps lower high blood pressure caused by anxiety.
• The water seems to reduce stress-related hormones, allowing the mother’s body to produce endorphins which serve as pain-inhibitors.
• Water causes the perineum to become more elastic and relaxed, reducing the incidence and severity of tearing and the need for an episiotomy and stitches.
• As the labouring woman relaxes physically, she is able to relax mentally with greater ability to focus on the birth process.
• Since the water provides a greater sense of privacy, it can reduce inhibitions, anxiety, and fears.
This project successfully funded on 2nd July 2018