Water birth is a new phenomenon in Hollywood and Bollywood. It is well known that celebrities are the ones that set trends. May it be the fashion world which obviously they dominate or lifestyle which other people try to imitate. Whatever it may be if somebody rich and famous is doing it then we got to do it is what the commoners often do or think.
Off late there were many celebrities that were opting for surrogacy which became quite a trend. Now the new trend that is emerging is Water Birth or just plain and simple giving birth to a child in the water. In Hollywood, there are tons of actresses that have given Waterbirth.
Bollywood follow trends and tips from Hollywood
Trends that get set in Hollywood seep into Bollywood too. Bollywood Celebrities are known to mock their Hollywood counterparts. Birth in water is one such concept that is about to trend in India. This technique is nothing but giving birth to a child while immersed in water.
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The pregnant lady is supposed to enter in what is called a Birth Pool when she is in labour. Once she is in the Birth Pool she starts the process of giving birth. A Birth Pool is like a Bathtub but much wider and slightly deeper so that the lower body of the women remains submerged in water.
Water Birth has advantages for both mother and child
There are several benefits to this concept but it has not been widely practised as there are a lot of speculations of the risks it poses. It is considered to be less painful than normal delivery. Usage of anaesthetics is also very less in this process of giving birth. Since there is less Pain there is no need of Epidural injections which is used in Normal Child Birth.
While there are several advantages to the Mother during Water Birth. The Child to has advantages. Epidurals tends to enter the Child in the placenta during Normal Birth when injected. Which make the Child drowsy and sedated. But during birth, the child is much more alert and more active. Epidurals can have serious effects on the Child as well in some cases.
