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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:35:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Water babies, throwing out babies with bathwater, water baths, water
births
From: Andrew Brunskill <[log in to unmask]>
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Reply-to: Andrew Brunskill <[log in to unmask]>
The Washington State Medicaid Program has recently become aware it is
paying for a number (? a lot?) of water births. I guess that these can
vary from underwater births to warm water baths while giving birth. There
are various opinions as to whether this is good, bad or we needn't bother
our little bureaucratic heads about it. One opinion is that we should not
reimburse for underwater births, another is that we should at least try to
find out something before taking any step. The old adage "The state acts
but does not think, the university thinks but does not act" sometimes
seems painfully true. Does anyone have a nice document, reference,
resource on water births generally? I Have looked at last years Cochrane
and couldn't find anything, a few studies only on Medline (including as
always a plea for more research!) etc. Some low powered small studies on
infection rates (crying out for a meta-analysis). I haven't looked at all
the other evidence based sites.
sites yet. Present situation is a bit wishy washy. Andrew Brunskill.
Andrew J Brunskill,
University of Washington [log in to unmask]
Washington State Medicaid Program [log in to unmask]
Dr Jane Sandall
Reader in Midwifery
Department of Midwifery
City University
Philpot Street
London
E1 2EA
Tel: 0171 505 5871
Fax: 0171 505 5866
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