WATER BIRTH IS A PROCESS OF GIVING BIRTH IN A TUB OF WARM WATER. SOME WOMEN CHOOSE TO LABOR IN THE WATER AND GET OUT FOR DELIVERY. OTHER WOMEN DECIDE TO STAY IN THE WATER FOR THE DELIVERY AS WELL. THE THEORY BEHIND WATER BIRTH IS THE SINCE THE BABY HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE AMNIOTIC FLUID SAC FOR NINE MONTHS, BIRTHING IN A SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT IS GENTLER FOR THE BABY AND LESS STRESSFUL FOR THE MOTHER. MIDWIVES, BIRTHING CENTERS, AND A GROWING NUMBER OF OBSTETRICIANS BELIEVE THAT REDUCING THE STRESS OF LABOR AND DELIVERY WILL REDUCE FETAL COMPLICATIONS. WATER BIRTH SHOULD ALWAYS OCCUR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.β£οΈππ»