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Care During Labour and Birth: Chapter 4.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), 2021.
Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request. Committee Opinion. No. 761.
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologist, 2019.
Preterm Birth
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024.
Public Health Strategies to Prevent Preterm Birth. CDC Grand Rounds.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016.
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2020.
WHO Recommendations for Augmentation of Labour.
World Health Organization, 2014.
WHO Recommendations on Induction of Labour, at or Beyond Term.
World Health Organization, 2022.
WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates.
World Health Organization, 2021.

Grey Literature

Caesarean Delivery Rate Review: An Evidence-Based Analysis.
Ontario Health Technology Assessment, 2015
Canadian Caesarean Section Rate Indicator.
Canadian Insitute for Health Information (CIHI), 2022. This indicator measures the crude rate of all Ceasarean sections (C-Sections) per 100 deliveries. Data availability: 1997 - 2020.
Obstetrics Services in Canada: Advancing Quality and Strengthening Safety
Accreditation Canada, the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC), the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), and Salus Global Corporation, 2016. Profiles the quality and safety of obstetrics services in Canada from 2004 to 2015.

Midwifery

Alberta Competencies for Midwives.
College of Midwives of Alberta, 2021.
Standards of Practice for Midwives in Alberta.
College of Midwives of Alberta, 2022.

Water Immersion

No. 355-Physiologic Basis of Pain in Labour and Delivery: An Evidence-Based Approach to its Management.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada, 2018.
No. 396-Fetal Health Surveillance: Intrapartum Consensus Guideline.
SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020.
Water Birth: The Experiences and Perceptions of Childbirth Health Care Professionals in Alberta Hospitals [unpublished Master's thesis].
University of Calgary, Faculty of Nursing, 2020.
Water Birth and Perinatal Outcomes in British Columbia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, 2020.
Water Birth Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Midwifery Clients in Alberta, Canada, from 2014 to 2017: A Retrospective Study.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, 2019.
Water Immersion Labour and Birth Guideline.
Alberta Health Services, 2021.

Maternal and/or Neonatal Outcomes

Establishing the Safety of Waterbirth for Mothers and Babies: A Cohort Study with Nested Qualitative Component: The Protocol for the POOL Study.
BMJ Open, 2021.
A Retrospective Comparison of Waterbirth Outcomes in two United States Hospital Settings.
Birth, 2020.
Prospective Cohort Study of Water Immersion for Labour and Birth Compared with Standard Care in an Irish Maternity Setting.
BMJ Open, 2020.
Predictors of Obstetric and Sphincter Injury During Waterbirth: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Observational Study.
International Urogynecology Journal, 2020.
Getting into the Water: A Prospective Observational Study of Water Immersion for Labour and Birth at a New Zealand District Health Board.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020.
Outcomes of Waterbirth in a US Hospital-Based Midwifery Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Water Immersion During Labor and Birth.
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2020.
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Hospital-Based Deliveries with Water Immersion.
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020.
The Experience of Land and Water Birth within the American Association of Birth Centers Perinatal Data Registry, 2012-2017.
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 2020.
Does Water Birth Affect the Risk of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury? Development of a Prognostic Model.
International Urogynecology Journal, 2019.
Who Gives Birth in the Water? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Intended Versus Completed Waterbirths.
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2019.
Outcomes of Water Immersion During the Second Stage of Labor [11e].
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2019.
Immersion in Water During Active Labor Decreases Postpartum Hematocrit Fall Following Vaginal Delivery.
Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2018.
The Waterbirth Project: São Bernardo Hospital Experience.
Women & Birth, 2018.
Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Methods of Labour Pain Relief-Establishment of Effectiveness and Comparison.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018.
Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes for Women Intending to Use Water Immersion in Water for Labour and Birth in Western Australia (2015-2016).
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2018.
Neonatal Outcomes Following Delivery in Water: Evaluation of Safety in a District General Hospital.
Cureus, 2018.

Immersion in Water During Labour and Birth.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018.
Neonatal Outcomes with Water Birth: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Midwifery, 2018.
Pain Management for Women in Labour: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012.
Relaxation Techniques for Pain Management in Labour.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018.
Women's Decision Making and Experiences on the Use of Epidural Analgesia in Labour: A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence.
PROSPERO, 2018.
Systematic Review of Case Reports of Poor Neonatal Outcomes with Water Immersion During Labor and Birth.
Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2020,
The Effect of Waterbirth on Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports, 2015.
Neonatal Outcomes of Waterbirth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2016.

Committee Opinion No. 679: Immersion in Water During Labor and Delivery.
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016.
No. 355-Physiologic Basis of Pain in Labour and Delivery: An Evidence-Based Approach to its Management.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada, 2018.
No. 396-Fetal Health Surveillance: Intrapartum Consensus Guideline, JOGC, 2020
SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline, 2019.
The Use of Water for Labour and Birth. Consensus Statement.
New Zealand College of Midwives, 2015.

The POOL Study. Establishing the Safety of Waterbirth for Mothers and Babies: A Cohort Study with Nested Qualitative Component.
Sanders, J. Cardiff University, 2018.

Fatal Legionellosis after Water Birth
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015.
Legionellosis Following Water Birth in a Hot Tub in a Canadian Neonate.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2017.

Water Immersion During Labor and Birth: Is There an Extra Cost for Hospitals?
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2017.

Estimating blood loss in an inflatable birth pool, Pregnancy [Video].
Birth & Beyond, 2020.
Position statement: Hydrotherapy during labor and birth.
American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2014.

A Comparative Study Between the Pioneer Cohort of Waterbirths and Conventional Vaginal Deliveries in an Obstetrician-Led Unit in Singapore.
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016.
Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Following Waterbirth: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009 Cohort.
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2016.
Waterbirth in Sweden - A Comparative Study.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2018.

Patient/Client Perceptions, Beliefs & Experiences

The Perceptions and Experiences of Women Who Achieved and Did Not Achieve a Waterbirth.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018.
Experiences of Greek Women of Water Immersion during Normal Labour and Birth. A Qualitative Study.
European Journal of Midwifery, 2018.

Health Care Provider Perceptions, Beliefs & Experiences

Midwives' Experience of their Education, Knowledge and Practice Around Immersion in Water for Labour or Birth.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018.
Testing the Waters - A Cross-Sectional Survey of Views about Waterbirth Among Swedish Health Professionals.
Women and Birth, 2020.
Factors Influencing Water Immersion during Labour: Qualitative Case Studies of Six Maternity Units in the United Kingdom.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020.
Umbilical Cord Avulsion in Waterbirth.
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2014.

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