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My name is Charlotte and I am a final year midwifery degree student who is in the middle of her dissertation. I have chosen water birth as my topic and having carried out an extensive electronic and hand search of the literature I have decided to focus my literature review upon what is preventing women from birthing in water. I have found a great deal of research regarding the benefits of water birth and its 'safety' yet I can find very little on the subject of the midwives role and perspective on water birth. From my own clinical experience I am aware that midwives play an essential role in the promotion and uptake of water birth yet I am having difficulty finding anything on this interesting aspect from a research perspective. It is for this reason that I am writing to you to see if anyone has any interesting thoughts or ideas on this subject. Any opinions or advice would be much appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you, Charlotte.