Frank. A ball is filled with air... a baby isn't... people float in water when they hold their breath - air in lungs. When the air is gone from their lungs, they sink. I don't see how the uterus is fighting bouyancy in a water birth.
Jo -- Babies are Born... Pizzas are Delivered. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Jockel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] birthing in dam water > Hi, > What happens when you push a ball under water? Its bouyancy makes it pop UP > A baby has bouancy too. So unless the mother is willing to wear a snorkel > and mask and be upside down, pointing her perineum at the surface, the baby > is fighting bouancy and the uterus is fighting bouancy... stupid. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
