Welcome to the Birthful Podcast. I'm Adriana Lozada and today we'll be talking about water birth.

Are there any benefits to giving birth in water? Are there any risks? What about

if you're considering a V-back? Why has there been so much controversy around water births and what

does the evidence say? Barbara Harper is here to tell us more. Stay tuned. This episode of

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Today, we're going to be talking about water birth,

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