Change of consciousness. Immersion helps relieve anxiety and promotes relaxation. Water helps a woman to let go and focus inward as labor strengthens. Moisture in the air makes it easier to breathe and can be helpful to women with asthma. Facilitates the second stage of labor.
Many mothers are less inhibited in the water.
The warm water softens the vagina, vulva, and perineum, leading to fewer injuries to these tissues. Empowerment of the mother. When a woman delivers her baby while remaining awake, aware and in control, it greatly enhances the birth experience for her and becomes a source of great personal strength and power that enriches her life forever. Greater involvement of the father. Because the mother's pain and stress is so greatly reduced, it is much easier for fathers to particpate and take a more active role in the birthing process.