Waterbirth

Dianne Garland has been a practising midwife for the past seventeen years and has experience in clinical, educational and managerial roles. She has lectured widely on the use of water in labour both abroad and in the UK, including ICM Japan, Vancouver, Oslo and Manila. In conjunction with local companies she has designed a waterbirthing tub and the first underwater fetal heart rate Dopper. Her professional services have been utilised by the Royal College of Midwives and the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, and she has acted as a consultant to many maternity units in the UK.

Midwives' accountability and responsibility; Pioneering hydrotherapists; One unit's experience of waterbirth; International perspectives on waterbirth; Setting up a waterbirthing facility; Positive health aspects of hydrotherapy; Maternal perspective on using water in labour and delivery; Fetal and newborn perspective; Research issues for midwives using water in practice; What if...?; Midwives education; The final word; Glossary; References; Recommended further reading; Appendices: I: Maternal-fetal interdependency; II: Hyperthermia; III: Waterbirth parents evening - suggested format; IV: Home waterbirth follow-up letter; V: Guidelines for protecting your back; VI: Useful addresses; VII: Waterbirths worldwide