For those of you that know about water births...how long can a baby survive in the water before being exposed to air?
2007-10-07 03:10:46 · 7 answers · asked by determined_ladii 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I believe up to 25-30 mins as long as you dont cut the cord.
2007-10-07 03:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by xchasingsummerx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are reported cases of babies drowning (and subsequently dying) during water birth, this is very rare..but based on this I would say that it's unlikely that a baby can be 'preserved' in its fetal* state by delivering it into water. My understanding is that chemical signals are produced in the baby, and sent to the brain during birth to signal it to breathe.
The umbilical cord could not sustain a babies oxygen supply after the baby is born because as soon as the baby enters the birth canal the uterus contracts and the placenta begins to detach from the mother, by the time baby has been born the oxygen supply (via the umbilical cord) will have diminished.
*Australian Spelling
2007-10-07 03:28:12 · answer #2 · answered by psycgirl25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question, with the cord still attached, who knows....after all a baby more or less breathes water while in the womb...
,, well sort of ... the baby gets oxygen through the cord
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_birth
read the bit about Infant Aspiration of Water
2007-10-07 03:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't take their first breath until after they are taken out of the water, before that, they are fine in the water, it's like being in the fluid filled womb, just bigger.
2007-10-07 03:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was one study, and no I have no idea how to find it again that showed up to about 30minutes with the cord intact.
Don't ask me how that study got past the ethics board.
2007-10-07 03:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.... I guess let him swim around a little bit until he looks uncomfortable, and then pull him up. LOL!
Seriously, though, consult a professional.
2007-10-07 03:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by misteri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i guess the baby keep alive before the umbilical cord is cut...
2007-10-07 03:21:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋