AQUADOULA PORTABLE SPA RENTAL FOR LABOR AND WATERBIRTH
FOR PAIN RELIEF AND RELAXATION IN LABOR AND WATERBIRTH
The AquaDoula is the original portable spa developed specifically for labor and waterbirth.
Featured nationwide on documentary programs such as the Learning Channel's "A Baby Story", the AquaDoula, for years, has helped mothers and babies worldwide experience a gentler birth.
Easily set up in minutes with minimal assembly, the AquaDoula is soft, yet sturdy, and comfortably accommodates mother and helpmate.
The AquaDoula's lightweight, modular design makes for a compact size (approx. 60 lbs. divided between tote box and olled wlaa with carrying strap) allowing convenient transporting and storage.
"Ive seen other tubs. Why should I rent an AquaDoula?"
| Elegant design | |
| - unprecedented in the waterbirth community. | |
| Soft padded floor and side walls | |
| - offer superb comfort and strength for both mother and support. | |
| Deluxe AquaDoula Heating System featuring unique solid-state thermostat | |
| - maintains a constant water temperature with no heat loss, especially during longer labors. | |
| Fully grounded heater and temperature controls | |
| - provide critical electrical protection and safety for mother and baby. | |
| GFCI Plug/cord | |
| - maximizes electrical safety and user protection. | |
| AquaDoula Cover | |
| - helps ensure cleanliness and heat efficiency between uses. | |
| Spacious size: 4'6" diameter & 2' deep | |
| - comfortably accommodates 2 adults with easy access. | |
| Light aqua color | |
| - the AquaDoula's signature light aqua color enhances visibility. | |
| Premium vinyl AquaLiner | |
| - promotes easy cleaning and longer life. | |
| Compact storage size: 20" wide & 25" high | |
| - facilitates convenient transport and storage. | |
| Carrying Strap | |
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- offers a handy carrying hold on the AquaDoula. | |
| Detailed Instruction Booklet | |
| - provides easy, one person set-up in minutes. (No tools required.) | |
| Additional Accessories included: | |
| Handy Faucet-hose Adapter for easy filling from a warm water tap. | |
| Submersible Pump for easy draining in about 20 to 30 minutes. | |
| Floating thermometer for worry-free water temperature monitoring. | |
| AquaDoula Rentals also include: | |
| One Form-fit AquaDoula Disposable Liner (latex free) makes for easy cleaning. | |
WHY RENT A TUB LOCALLY FROM BEDSIDE MANNERS?
TUB RENTAL THROUGH AQUADOULA.COM IS $249 plus shipping fees $90 shipping each way, for a $429 total cost.
ONLY $200 plus $15 for disposable liner and no shipping charges if rented through Bedside Manners, for a cost savings of $214!!
Why use a tub for labor or birth?
Using a nice large tub of warm water during labor and birth can be a wonderful option at a homebirth. Water can ease early labor allowing the laboring woman to rest. Water reserves a woman's energy; neither she nor her labor companions have to support her weight. Contractions often become stronger and more efficient in the water while at the same time warm water relieves pain and promotes deep relaxation. Waterbirth also provides a gentle transition for baby.
What are the possible benefits of laboring in water? Relaxation Shorter labor Privacy and control Buoyancy
Coping with pain Natural labor
What are the possible benefits of giving birth in water? Less risk of a tear
Better use of gravity
Peaceful birth for your baby
If you are very tense, contractions can become erratic and labor stops and starts without progressing steadily. The relaxing effect of water seems to help to co-ordinate contractions so that they are less stressful for you and your baby.
Your muscles relax in the pool, so you don't waste any energy in being tense. All your energy can be used by your womb to make contractions effective and labor quicker.
Once you are in the pool, you are in your own world and can labor undisturbed. You may feel much more in control
The water makes it easy for you to move about, so you can make yourself comfortable. The best position for you is likely to be the one that helps your baby move most easily through your pelvis.
Being immersed in warm water may make contractions more bearable, just as having a bath helps ease tummy ache or backache. Therefore, you are less likely to need drugs to help you cope. (You would need to leave the birthing pool if you wanted to use certain pain-relieving drugs during labor.)
If you are using a birthing pool, you are far less likely to have medical interventions in your labor and far more likely to enjoy the sense of achievement of 'doing it all yourself'!
Your perineum
may be less likely to tear because the water softens your tissues so that they can stretch easily around your baby's head as he is being born. Some people think that the perineum may be additionally protected because the pressure in the womb is similar to the pressure in the birthing pool, making the birth of your baby's head more gentle, and possibly reducing postnatal perineal pain.
You are more likely to give birth in an upright position if you are using the birthing pool than if you are on dry land. Being upright gives you the advantage of working with gravity and may lead to a quicker, easier delivery.
It may be that your baby will find birth less traumatic if he is born into an environment similar to the one he enjoyed in the womb. Emerging from the waters of the womb into the water of the birthing pool may make the transition to the outside world easier for him.
AQUADOULA RENTAL DETAILS
(1) Rental reservations are encouraged 4-8 weeks before your due date.
(2) Rental reservations must be confirmed with a signed AquaDoula Rental Contract which can be mailed to you.
(3) Time of rental period is 2 weeks to 10 days before your due to one week after your due date.
(4) Rentals can be picked up in Auburn or delivered right to your door to ensure a safe and timely delivery of the AquaDoula for your birth.
(5) The AquaDoula comes to you as a complete kit, all that you will generally need is a garden hose for filling and draining.
(6) The AquaDoula Rental is scheduled on a per birth basis for a period of up to 4 weeks. If you wish to keep your AquaDoula longer than 4 weeks the fee is $75 per additional week or portion thereof.
(7) After your baby arrives, just repack the AquaDoula in its original tote box and call us and we take care of the rest by arranging pick-up at your door. If you are a homebirth client, we can pick it up at postpartum home visit.
(8) The rental fee of $250 is due when rental is confirmed. Should you not use the tub for any reason other than a defect in the tub that rendered it unusable, the rental fee will not be returned.