Lisa3141441:You could check out this website waterbirth.org , Its a great site.
That's true, it IS a great site!!! You should tell your husband, that as long as the unbilical cord hasn't been cut, and the placenta hasn't separated, your baby is still getting their blood ox levels from you, so unless YOU are drowning, your baby should never have levels like a drowning victim. That is absurd! It's terrible that anyone trained in childbirth would ever suggest that to a pregnant mother!! Be empowered by being able to educate yourself on the REAL risks, not nonsense made up by a medical community that frowns on self-empowered women. Your birth doesn't have to be a "medical procedure." Especially if you're low risk, and have delivered vaginally before. This country has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the developed world, not because of water births, or home births, or midwife assisted births, but because of extreme and usually unnecessary medical intervention, in hospitals, by doctors. I wonder if your husband is aware of that. Don't get me wrong, I had to have a c-section with my son, but I okayed it, when the time came, and I made sure my doc was well aware of my birth plan, and what was and wasn't okay with me, before hand. Doctors seem to have a way of not caring about the imput of a woman in labor, they think we're just hysterical, and our judgement is impaired by childbirth. Don't be bullied, your best birth is the one you choose for yourself, with education and a calm demeanor on your side. Good luck, and I hope you get your perfect water birth!!!