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birthing pool

British  

noun

  1. a large bath in which a woman can give birth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Barely a month later, Sarah Robinson stepped into a birthing pool at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, a hospital run by the same NHS trust.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Jocelyn, from Cardiff, said she gave birth to her second child on 6 October in a birthing pool at home.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022

She was literally born in water, her mother using a birthing pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2021

I have a great memory of sitting in a birthing pool with Neil, farting.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

Last night, a woman had her baby so quickly they didn't have time to fill her birthing pool all the way.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2013

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