New Active Birth Pool

The New Active Birth Pool 's form is based on organic shapes. This makes the pool more approachable psychologically and helps the mother to be more relaxed in the hospital environment. The mother has freedom of movement. She is supported in the positions natural to labour and birth. She can float freely, uses the curves to relax in, the grab rails to assist squatting, and the seat for resting and welcoming the baby. One of the primary problems midwives experience when attending a water birth is lower back pain. This is caused from leaning over the pool or sitting by the pool with legs apart. We carefully looked at the dynamics at play and realised that a major part of the problem was the distance between the midwife and the mother. The pool itself was the main obstacle. To solve this problem we designed the New Active Birth and Deluxe Water Birth Pools without a surround. The free standing - open design allows the midwife to work closely - with her legs under the rim. Reports from midwives using the pools has been highly favourable. A key issue for midwives revolves around what happens if a women is incapacitated and needs to be removed from the pool. There are 2 critical issues: