Hi - I had a water birth at Hornsby in September 2005 and it was an amazing experience. I'm planning on having another one there with #2 in late May/early June although unfortunately the midwife who I had back in 2005 is no longer there.

Apparently ALL the midwives are now able to oversee water births, whereas back in 2005 only a couple were. I'm looking forward to doing it this time in the new facilities - DD was born in the old section.

I had no stitches or drugs and completely attribute water birth to allowing both of those things to be possible.