Depending on your personal circumstances and preferences, there are a few different options for where and how to give birth.
Labour in water has long been used as a method of pain relief and we have pools at the White Horse Birth Centre and in the Delivery Suite at the Great Western Hospital.
If you'd like to discuss water birth, please speak to your midwife.
Watch the video below for support on water births.
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