Now going into its second edition, Dianne Garland´s popular and authoritative text guides the reader through the clinical, practical and organisational considerations for delivery in water. Drawing on the author´s own extensive experience, the book explores:

· the history and evolution of hydrotherapeutic theory

· the specific skills and specialist care required for attending births in this setting

· key research and debates surrounding the many aspects of waterbirth

From an internationally renowned and respected midwife, this new edition retains the personal and engaging style that made the first edition so popular. The book is enhanced with photos taken from the author´s own travels around the world, and features a wealth of interactive material – including an expansion of the Birth Story feature, whereby first-hand accounts of waterbirth from both mothers and practitioners worldwide provide an often moving conclusion to each chapter.

With a strong focus on developing practitioners´ knowledge and skills in this area, enabling them to confidently offer waterbirth as a safe and viable option, this classic text is an invaluable one-stop resource for anyone with academic, professional or personal interests in waterbirth.

Revisiting Waterbirth is an essential text for midwifery practice, by an internationally renowned author. This revised version of Garland's previous book Waterbirth gives clear and structured guidance on the use of water in labour, through clinical scenarios, research summaries and evidence-based advice for both students and practitioners.

The book will be recommended reading on undergraduate BSc (Hons.) Midwifery programmes. It will also be relevant to independent midwives, health visitors, nursing lecturers, and National Childbirth Trust (NCT) members.