The practice of using immersion in water for labour and/or birth: National Trends
@article{Marchant1996ThePO,
title={The practice of using immersion in water for labour and/or birth: National Trends},
author={Sally Marchant and Fiona Alderdice and Hazel Ashurst and Pam Hughes and Georgina Berridge and Mary J. Renfrew and Jo Garcia},
journal={The British Journal of Midwifery},
year={1996},
volume={4},
pages={408-412},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:79056989}
}The practices reported by midwives when assisting women who labour and/or give birth in water are described and the evidence which might underpin current clinical guidelines are discussed.
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