Water Birth

Touted as a more natural and less traumatic way for the mother to give birth and for the child to enter the world, water births have become increasingly common in the last 20-30 years. However, others are unwilling to leave the security of the hospital bed and epidurals.

Dr. Choong Kuo Hsiang, the first OBGYN to perform water births in the Klang Valley, offers his understanding of the risks and rewards of the procedure.