I’m based in Wales so not sure if that makes a difference but going from what Tasha has said in the past, her BMI before pregnancy would be 40+ making her the top end of high risk, and that’s if she doesn’t put any more weight on during pregnancy. When looking at pool births, we’ve got to feel confident we can remove the mother from the pool if something were to happen to her and that’s where he weight would be taken into consideration. We also listen to the babies heart beat regularly too with a Doppler. It’s a hard enough tasks as it is, trying to get the right angle to confidently listen.
In addition to that, as she is classed as high risk and based upon whether she gets any other health issues along the way (pre eclampsia, GD etc) id say she is likely going to need to be connected to a monitor throughout the whole labour which would mean no pool. And then if she wants an epidural that’s the pool out again.
Bigger woman (like myself!) and woman who are high risk can definitely use the birthing pool on a consult led labour ward under the right circumstances- I just can’t see Tasha being one of those woman based on the information she shares!
I’ve been shaking my head at a lot of the things she’s been saying if I’m honest- no reputable health care professional would be saying a lot of the things she claims!
