Watch a Baby Be Born Through Water Birth Pictures

By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com Guide

Water birth is becoming a more popular way to relieve pain in labor and childbirth. As these water birth pictures show, mothers who choose water birth are often very joyous after the birth of their babies. The question becomes, what about during the labor?

Water birth is known to provide many benefits, including:

1. Less Pain
2. Fewer Tears
3. Increased relaxation
4. Increased mobility for mom
5. Decrease in the use of epidural anesthesia

The following water birth pictures show one mother's childbirth experience using a water birth tub, at home as she gives birth to her daughter.

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• Water Birth as Pain Relief in Childbirth
• Pushing the Baby Out
• Mom Brings Baby Out of the Water
• It's a girl!
• Relaxing with Mom in the Water Birth Tub
• Leaving the Water Birth Tub
• Settling in with Baby After Water Birth

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