Good to hear about water-birth-informed OBs. There's a great Aussie DVD called 'Birth in Water at John Flynn Hospital' - really nice. And The Art of Birth DVD has some nice water births, too.
Many homebirthers use birth pools *puts up hand*. One woman said, "It's my epidural". Actually I did not find that it offered pain *relief* exactly - but it sure helps you manage, it helps you stay soft and relaxed and it's easy to change positions. You can birth the placenta in the pool too if you want - seen that done a fair few times.
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