Our spa has been strictly designed to facilitate easy movement in labor, support multiple and varied positions, and offer women deep immersion. You (and your partner) can spend many hours of your labor relaxing and enjoying complete freedom of movement. The heater keeps the spa at your chosen temperature, allowing your support people to spend time attending you, not trying to keep the water warm enough for you to stay comfortable.

Why not just use a “Kiddie pool”?

You must fill a birth pool to at least 20” of water, no matter the design, so the woman benefits from the physiologic responses to buoyancy and immersion. The body secretes hormones in response to immersion which help to release oxytocin (the hormone responsible for labor contractions).

Before…

The birth pool will be delivered to your home, set up, completely sanitized, tested and inspected, approximately 3 weeks before your “due date”.

Your spa will include:

Portable Spa- easily holds two adults
Heat pump with 1 re-circulating jet 1 hp massaging blower
Thick floor pad and plastic tarp for your floor
Kneeling pad (for labor support personnel)
Soft locking cover
Two internal microporous water filters
Floating ducky thermometer
Submersible drain pump
Faucet adapter
Filter net for scooping out debris
GFCI protection on 3-prong outlet
UL approved
24 Hour access to on-call informational & service support

The pool is deep- which is perfect for allowing the mother to become fully immersed in soothing warm water. The spa is built with thermostatically controlled re-circulating heating system (jets), turned on or off at any time. The walls of the spa are thick enough to allow a mother or a birth attendant to sit on the rim. The spa also comes with its own locking cover, which makes it ideal for use in homes with small children.

After.

Following the birth of your baby, the spa will be emptied, cleaned, taken down, and removed from your home.

Fees

Labor/Birth Spa Rental is $400 for homes within a 60 mile radius of Beaver Dam, WI. Rental at an additional cost may be available depending on your location & individual needs.

If ordered elsewhere, the spa kit rents for $550 (including shipping) and sells for $1595 with no services for set-up, cleaning, or assistance and no supplies (filters, pool supplies, etc.).

Arrangements may be made with us to keep the spa for longer, if you desire to use it therapeutically during pregnancy or postpartum recovery.

Email emily@beautifulbirth.org for details.

This spa is recommended by Waterbirth International & Karen Harper, author of Gentle Birth Choices, and meets hospital infection control requirements.