Throughout the ages, warm water baths have been used to as a natural means to relieve pain and muscle aches, restore emotional balance, and as a drug-free therapy for a number of illnesses. For this reason, many expectant mothers and families still embrace water baths as the method of pain relief.
With the rising awareness of the side effects of drugs during labor and delivery more and more women opt for water birth. How safe is water birth?

A man, Marquavious Bell, physically assaulted his girlfriend, Heather Fox, while she was giving birth in the delivery room at the Womens' Center at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Choosing a place to give birth is one of the most important things when it comes to deciding upon your pregnancy and childbirth. There are three possible options: home birth, hospital birth and birth centers. Every one of them has some advantages and disadvantages. It all depends what you find to be the most important and where you feel the most comfortable.