Event Title
Water Birthing - What Is It?
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Health Professions, Women and Gender Studies
Mentor Information
Kathleen Underwood
Department
Women and Gender Studies
Location
Henry Hall Atrium 15
Start Date
10-4-2013 3:00 PM
End Date
10-4-2013 4:00 PM
Keywords
Gender, Health
Abstract
This study examines water birthing and the knowledge women have on this topic. The research relies on an anonymous survey of 10 questions. The expected outcome for this study is that women of childbearing age and young senior college women will not have great knowledge on the topic of water birthing. Over the last 25 years, women have questioned the medicalization of childbirth, through this they have reached out to midwives and doulas. They have also examined other birthing methods; one that is often ignored is water birthing. This study samples two populations, one composed of pregnant women and the other group is made up of college women ages 21-24. Using water during labor and delivery is not a new phenomenon, but there is not much attention focused on water birthing or the advantages to it in the United States.
Water Birthing - What Is It?
Henry Hall Atrium 15
This study examines water birthing and the knowledge women have on this topic. The research relies on an anonymous survey of 10 questions. The expected outcome for this study is that women of childbearing age and young senior college women will not have great knowledge on the topic of water birthing. Over the last 25 years, women have questioned the medicalization of childbirth, through this they have reached out to midwives and doulas. They have also examined other birthing methods; one that is often ignored is water birthing. This study samples two populations, one composed of pregnant women and the other group is made up of college women ages 21-24. Using water during labor and delivery is not a new phenomenon, but there is not much attention focused on water birthing or the advantages to it in the United States.