Water birth is child birth that occur in water. The method has been applied in Russia and France since 30 years ago. Water birth is a safe and natural birth method that becomes popular in North America.

Submersion in warm water is an effective relaxation which can reduce pain and accelerate the process of delivery. Water buoyancy makes mom feels relax. She also can choose her comfortable birthing position. Water birth makes mom easily supports her body and face contraction phase. Her muscles will be more relax because she does not support her body. If mom feels relax (without medicines), hormone which responsible to stress will be low so that the hormone which responsible to delivery (oxytocin and endorphin) will work easily.

Water birth is considered as safe birthing method for both mom and the baby when care is provided by midwives or doctor who follow best practice guidelines.