Pinderfields Labour ward

I don't think you can have the monitoring in the pool. I wanted water birth but mine came too quickly. They did want to monitor and said they wouldn't be able to if I went in the pool

No it doesn't. You'll have to be on the labour ward at pinders and not able to use the birthing pool unfortunately. I don't know if anywhere will allow you to be in the pool whilst monitoring you (I could be wrong - know Pinders definitely wont). If you're set on that though you'll have to go to a different hospital. All the best x

You can still have a home birth if you look at your risks and are happy to. Home birth support group UK on Facebook is fantastic for helping you fully inform yourself

@Gemma I am still planning on hoping to have a home birth, fingers crossed. It’s even debatable tbh whether I have gestational diabetes, I am a gastric bypass patient who can’t have the gtt so I have been testing my sugars. I only had a couple of highs but tbh I was dumping at the time. Haven’t had any since, I do however produce to much insulin which gives me reactive hypoglycemia (not diabetes related though). Fingers crossed though that I am able to have a homebirth. X

@Laura I do know that Leeds have some that can be used in the pool but I know they are really expensive so was wondering whether maybe Pinders have the same x

I spoke to a Midwife last Saturday at Pinders and they said they have the waterproof wireless monitoring equipment for the birthing pool on the labour ward.

There's only about 20 waterbirths a month according to the statistics post. And probably 2 home births. Out of 400-450 births a month. I stuck to my guns and had both my births at home in a pool in the same spot in my living room. Both outside of guidelines because I'm fat. If you plan a home birth look at the Leeds Wakefield community pool scheme via Yorkshire oaks doula.

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@Charlotte hi, I asked this question but was told by consultant at Dews they don't have the monitoring equipment at pinders for the pool. I am going to query this at my midwife appt based on the response you've been given.

@KloeThey definitely do as I was in the pool for my birth and the midwife told me they had them. They only used a Doppler on me and checked his heartbeat every 15mins.