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Birthing in a labor pool at the hospital

EmilyT2388EmilyT2388
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Hi everyone! Im planning a natural birth (no pain meds/induction etc) in a hospital with a midwife. (hopefully, since the practice also has 2 other OBs on call if she isn't available.) The hospital provides what is called a "labor tub" in the L&D suite. There is no mention on a birthing tub, so is there a difference? Or will they make you get out when it's time to push? I haven't gone on the hospital tour yet but I'm terribly curious about this tub! Could they really make you get out last minute if you were needing to push!? Thanks in advance for any info! 
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  • MommyLuvsMe1210MommyLuvsMe1210 member

    From what I understand, the hospital allows you to labor in the tub but it's against (most) hospital policies to let you birth in one.

    I would call and ask your doctor or the hospital itself for the best answer though.

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  • CoreymaeWCoreymaeW member

    In my state you are not allowed to give have a water birth in a hospital which I found out after my first appointment at a hospital that had a "labor tub" they told me that if I wanted to use it I could, but that there was only one tub in the hospital and it was first come, first serve, and that I would have to get out of the tub to give birth.

    I switched to a birth center and gave birth in the tub. Having gone through the labor and delivery in the tub there was no way I would have wanted to get out to deliver.

     

    It may be different in your hospital but my guess is that if they're calling it a labor tub, that's all it's for 

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  • Tash13Tash13 member
    In my experience, it's exactly as it sounds.  I was able to labor in the labor tub but not actually give birth in it.
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  • StefandToddStefandTodd member

    The hospital I had my son in allows you to labor in, but not give birth in the tubs.

    Another local area hospital (that my insurance does not cover) does allow births in the tub.  A couple who had a waterbirth there spoke at our Bradley classes.

    So you'll have to ask!  GL!

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  • EmilyT2388EmilyT2388
    Thanks for the responses! I'm a little worried that if I labor in the tub I won't want to get out! But I heard so many great things about pain relief after getting in water! 
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  • tinabean00tinabean00 member
    imageCoreymaeW:

    In my state you are not allowed to give have a water birth in a hospital which I found out after my first appointment at a hospital that had a "labor tub" they told me that if I wanted to use it I could, but that there was only one tub in the hospital and it was first come, first serve, and that I would have to get out of the tub to give birth.

    This is the same where I'm delivering too.  I'm still crossing my fingers to get one of the two tubs! 

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  • Treschic81Treschic81
    You'll have to ask specifically. In Maryland where I live, there are only a few hospitals that allow you to stay in the tub to deliver.  I'm delivering at one that allows you to stay and actually birth in the tub, but only with the midwife practice I'm using.  It does exist, by apparently it's not common.  
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  • adventureoliveadventureolive
    I'm going to be in a birthing center, not a hospital, and I'll actually be able to birth in the tub. You'll have to ask your hospital about specifics.
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  • berryjo99berryjo99
    I had my son at a hospital in Maryland (Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center) that did allow birthing in the tub (although only 2 of the midwives in my practice did water births, and I got lucky enough to have one of them on call when I was ready to deliver). I actually wasn't planning to have a water birth but as soon as my toe hit the water I turned to my midwife and said, "I don't think I can get out to push. Do you practice water births?" I was so relieved when she said yes! I'm in Ohio now and worried that I won't be able to find a place that allows them. I can't imagine doing it any other way now!
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  • TwizzleTwizzle member

    You'll have to ask the hospital to be sure.  I am planning a hospital water birth, but I had to sign a consent form, get a hepatitis C test, and pay a deposit for the larger birth tub that they set up in the L&D room--it's not built in.  The consent form also says that the MW can make me get out at any time and things like presence of meconium will rule out the water birth.  


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