Hi Frank, I guess you said that just to get a rise out of us all.(??) As a man you have obviously never laboured and given birth. Tthe water is soooo soothing and relaxing. No it doesn't take the pain away altogether or in some cases much at all, but when women get out of the tub for some reason, they rush right back in again. The water seems to give them flexibility of movement without effort and they can position their bodies whichever way helps. Most times the aim is not water birth, but water labour. The birth happens in the tub because getting out, or the hospital rules, pulling the plug, is so awful. Babies come to the surface gently and flexibly and seem so calm, most times. As for dam water, I have had clients in the country in similar circumstances but they found a way of getting enough water for the last stage of labour in a much smaller tub than what they had used for the several hours whilst in the last few hrs of first stage. A bit cumbersomne, but it worked fine. Others just birthed in the dam water and it wasn't a problem. Pete, turbidity doesn't necessarily mean full of bacteria. Get it analysed and then decide. Cheers, MM
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