*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Belinda Haschke-Green did not plan to give birth in the water. She thought she would use the tub at a birth center in O’Fallon, ...

Giving birth in water is becoming more popular, particularly among women seeking an alternative to a medicated or hospital birth experience. But a new review finds little evidence on whether this ...

New Delhi: There’s something quietly irresistible about the idea of a water birth: warm water, buoyant comfort, less pain, and a gentler entrance into the world. Lately, more birthing centres and ...

Other New Orleans moms like Zeller have requested water births in recent years, according to Zeller's midwife, Emmy Trammell — so much so that major New Orleans hospitals have catered to their demands ...

Although it's less traditional, the rising interest in water births is more than just a fad. According to medical experts, women who choose to have a water birth see plenty of extra benefits. Joann ...

Cases of Legionnaire’s disease have been documented at hotels, gyms and even health care facilities, but a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that even newborns ...

EDGERTON--The business side of Matt Lovell kicked in after he and his wife, Melissa, spent about $300 on a birth tub to deliver their third child at home last year. Add in a water pump, hose and other ...

There is no evidence that water births, where a baby is intentionally born under water in a tub or pool, poses any increased harm to the child, Oregon State University researchers have found.