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The POOL Study: Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: A cohort study with nested qualitative component
Safe People
Organisation name
Cardiff University
Organisation sector
Academic Institute
Applicant name(s)
Julia Sanders
Funders/ Sponsors
NIHR
Safe Projects
Project ID
nnrd20
Lay summary
The main analysis of the Pool study is all women who meet NICE1 criteria for being at low risk of complications who use water immersion during labour. Primary objective is to establish whether for low risk women who use a pool during labour, waterbirth, compared to leaving a pool prior to birth, is as safe for mothers and infants.
Other approval committees
REC reference: 18/WA/0291CAG reference: 18/CAG/0153
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Access type
Release