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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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This included an empty can of energy drink left in the middle of the floor of a clean delivery room - as well as butter "smeared around the top of a birthing pool".

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Kayleigh had planned a water birth - but when she was in labour, in a birthing pool, she was in a lot of pain.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2021

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

The then Duchess of York ended up rejecting the birthing pool, the candles and the soothing playlist in favour of having the home secretary present.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2019

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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