Letters
Labour and birth in water
BMJ 1995; 311 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7001.390a (Published 05 August 1995) Cite this as: BMJ 1995;311:390
- Rami Atalla,
- Judith Weaver
- Registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology Consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology Department of Obstetrics, Birmingham Maternity Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TL
Safety has yet to be determined
EDITOR,--The recent survey by Fiona Alderdice and colleagues of labour and birth in water in England and Wales shows that once again a new form of intrapartum care has been introduced without adequate assessment.1
The survey was based on data collected through a short postal questionnaire and telephone interviews without any validation. The retrospective nature of the survey led to a high incidence of “good” …
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