How much does a water birth cost? How much more expensive is a water birth than a normal birth?

Childbirth is very important for pregnant women. Now with the development of medical technology, there are many ways for pregnant women to give birth. Different delivery methods, processes and prices are different. Water birth is a very popular delivery method.

Nowadays, water birth is mainly popular in some large cities with relatively developed medical levels. According to the situation of these hospitals, the price of water birth is related to the hospital's facilities, staffing, and the ability to master water birth technology. Generally speaking, the price is in the range of 3,000-4,000 yuan. The grade and level of the bathtub and other equipment selected for childbirth have a great impact on the actual price of water birth. There is a lot of information about how much water birth costs in regular hospitals. Pregnant women and their families who are concerned about water birth can learn more about the relevant information. Generally speaking, regular hospitals that master water birth technology will not have much difference in charges, and the charging standards are in line with national unified regulations. Everyone can rest assured on this point.

Water birth can reduce the pain of childbirth, shorten the labor process, and reduce the trauma of the vulva. But it must meet many conditions, such as normal fetal position and normal fetal size. The price of water birth is about 8,000 yuan. Currently, only Changning District Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shanghai can perform water birth, and the cost is 1,000 yuan more than the cost of normal delivery!

Water birth can only reduce pain, not make it completely painless. It is a method of delivery that does not require any anesthetics to relieve pain, because water has buoyancy, which can not only effectively relieve pain, but also relax the nervousness of the mother mentally. It also speeds up delivery, reducing damage to the mother and the risk of hypoxia for the baby.

There are prerequisites for water birth, which cannot be decided according to personal wishes. It depends on the size and position of the fetus. The best size of the fetus is 6.5 to 7 pounds. If it is too big, it cannot be delivered in water; and the best fetal position is head position, and the face down is more suitable in various head positions. If you choose water birth under normal physical conditions, you should be admitted to the hospital for examination one week in advance. Various natural methods are advocated in the world, such as lying, sitting, squatting, etc. Water birth is also one of the very natural ways of delivery, which is generally not dangerous. If water birth does not work, you can immediately change the delivery method, such as giving birth on the delivery bed, and cesarean section can be performed in special circumstances. During water birth, the mother needs to immerse her whole body in water, and the water waves gently hit the mother's body, which can enhance the activity of the woman's uterine muscles and make delivery smoother and easier. In most cases, the baby is delivered at the moment the mother leaves the water, but sometimes the baby is born when the mother is still in the water. Although the baby has fetal movement in the amniotic fluid in the uterus, it does not breathe because the baby's lungs are not open. After a water birth, the newborn is still in the water and his lungs have not yet opened, so he will not choke on water. However, if the newborn's head has been exposed to air and the baby's head is put into the water, the baby will easily choke on water because the baby's lungs have already opened after contact with air. Newborn babies dance their little hands and feet in the water like little octopuses, and then the midwife takes the baby out of the water.

The ten months of pregnancy will soon be over. I had spotting at two o'clock in the morning on the 22nd. I went to bed after seeing many people saying that I didn't need to rush. The contractions started slowly and were not very painful. I could bear it. I waited until six o'clock, took a shower, had some breakfast and went to the hospital. I was supposed to go to the hospital for a prenatal checkup (39+5 weeks) today. On the way there, I called my attending doctor, Cai Zhongqiong, and told him what happened. When I arrived at the hospital, Dr. Cai was already waiting for me. After the examination, I was already two fingers dilated. I went through the hospitalization procedures. It was almost ten o'clock, and my contractions had already started to hurt a lot. The obstetrician helped me with the internal examination and told me that it was still more than two fingers. He asked me to use the birthing ball and other instruments to move more to help the cervix dilate faster. At about 12 o'clock, I was in so much pain that I went back to the room to rest. During the period, I cried because it was so painful... The midwife saw me like this and started to help me drain the water. Because I was giving birth in water, I needed to disinfect the birthing tank in advance and control the water temperature. At about two o'clock, the midwife saw how hard I was working, so she asked me to go to the delivery room. The delivery room was also decorated in pink, and it didn't feel as cold as the operating room. I felt relaxed. During the period, I finished the fetal monitoring and found nothing unusual, so I was ready to go into the water. My first reaction after going into the water was that it was so comfortable. The water was warm, about 38-39°, and you could sit, squat, or lie down as you like. I asked my husband to accompany me during the delivery. During the period, the contractions were very painful, and my husband used a shower to spray disinfected warm water directly on my belly. I really felt that the contractions were not that painful. Maybe because I was lying down, there was the buoyancy of the water, so I felt that the pain was less than before going into the water. The midwives provided one-on-one service during the period.