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	Podcast:		Witness
	Episode:		The Birth of the Water Baby
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:09:27
	Publish Date:		2017-08-02 02:58:00
	Description:		In 1977 a state hospital near Paris began quietly changing the way women gave birth. Obstetrician, Dr Michel Odent, believed that childbirth had become too medicalised and he wanted a more natural approach. He introduced a pool to ease the pain of labour. Eventually some babies were even born in the pool. Claire Bowes speaks to Dr Odent about the innovation that has become a revolution using the power of water. (Photo: Getty Images)
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