Neonatal Outcomes of Water Delivery versus Land Delivery: A Retrospective Propensity Score Weighted Study.
Stefano UccellaPaolo ManzoniMaria A MilitelloMariachiara BoscoIrene PorcariGabriele LanzoFrancesca MaraucciChiara ViolinoTiziana Lo CiceroGiulia BiancottoPier Carlo ZorzatoMassimo P FranchiSimone GarzonPublished in: American journal of perinatology (2023)
· High-quality evidence is not available for neonatal safety of waterbirth; therefore, retrospective studies still represent the main body of evidence.. · Differences are present between water and land delivery, and among them, the increased risk of cord avulsion is a potentially fatal event.. · A trained staff must assist women who chose to deliver in water and cord avulsion must be promptly recognized and managed to avoid severe neonatal complications..