Research & Reviews

Ockenden, J. (2001) Water labour and birth. Time to let it flow. The Practising Midwife Oct 4(9) 30-32

Nikodem, V.C. (2003) Immersion in water during in pregnancy, labour and birth. (Dates of most recent substantive update June 1997). The Cochrane Library, Oxford: Update Software, Issue 2

Garland, D. (2002) Collaborative waterbirth audit ; supporting practice with audit MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Dec 12(4) 508-511

Garland, D (2004) Is the use of labour in water an option for women following a previous LSCS; MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Mar14(1) 63-67

Burns, E. (2001) Waterbirth MIDIRS Midwifery Digest. Sep 11(3) Supplement 2: S10-S13.

Garland, D.,Jones, K. (2000) Waterbirth: supporting practice with clinical audit MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Sep 10930 333-336

Geissb?hler, V., Eberhard, J. (2000) Waterbirths: A Comparative Study. A prospective study on more than 2000 waterbirths. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 15 291-300

Gilbert, R., Tookey, P. (1999) Perinatal mortality and morbidity among babies delivered in water. Surveillance study and postal survey. BMJ. Aug 319: 483-487.

Garcia, J. (1995) Labour and birth in water in England and Wales: a report of a survey. BJM Supplement on Water Births. British Journal of Midwifery Jul 3(7) 375-382

Harper, B. (2000) Waterbirth Basics ; From Newborn Breathing to Hospital Protocols Midwifery Today Summer 9-15

Geissbuehler, V., Eberhard, J., Lebrecht, A. (2002) Waterbirth: water temperature and bathing time ; mother knows best! Journal of Perinatal Medicine 30 371-378

Ockenden, J. (2001) The hormonal dance of labour The Practising Midwife 4(6) 16-18

Robertson, A. (2003) The Pain of labour ; A Feminist Issue http://www.acegraphics.com.au/articles/painlabour.html accessed 30.06.03 Wolahan,A., Howes, V. (2003) My Birth Story Practising Midwife Jan 6(1) 12-19