Immersion in hot water during labor and delivery is an option that can provide multiple benefits, such as decreased pain perception, greater sense of well-being and increased maternal satisfaction.
In fact, the Catalan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Catalan Association of Midwives have developed the Guide to Water Immersion during Labor and Delivery in Catalonia.
Thus, with the 1st Water Birth Care Day of the Parc Taulí Healthcare Corporation Consortium (CCSPT), we want to make known the main contents of the guide and share experiences and knowledge that contribute to the safe and quality implementation of this healthcare practice.
Program of the session
8: 10 h- Welcome and presentation of the day
- Dolors Costa; president of the CCSPT
- Noemí Obregón; director of nursing
8: 30 h - Presentation of the Water Immersion Guide during Labor
- Imma Cots; CCSPT midwife
9: 15 h - Inclusion and exclusion criteria. Care during dilation and birth. Obstetric emergencies
- Guillem Pedret; CCSPT midwife
10 am - Video: Water birth
- Ana Cuevas; midwife at ASSIR Sabadell
10: 15 h- Coffee break
10: 45 h - Water birth from the neonatologist's perspective
- Anna Luengo; neonatologist at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital (HUGTiP)
11: 30 h - Care protocol for newborns born in water who require admission to the NICU.
- Daniel de Luis; CCSPT neonatologist
12: 15 h - Experience of the Casa Laietània Birth Center
- Lucía Alcaraz; midwife of HUGTiP and ASSIR
13 p.m. – Round table and debate
- Moderator: Laura Rodellar; obstetrician-gynecologist from the CCSPT
13: 45 h - Closing
- Hi Puig; head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology nursing area of the CCSPT
Addressed to:
- midwives, resident midwives, obstetricians and obstetrics residents, neonatologists and pediatric residents, and gynecology nurses in the hospital and primary care setting
