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Photo essay: Brazilian woman undergoes water birth in inflatable pool

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Manuela Mitre is helped by midwives Cristina Balzano (bottom R) and Maira (bottom L) as she gives birth to her second child Gael while lying in a pool ofwater, as her husband Andre (top, 2nd R) and daughter Alice watch, at their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. The couple decided to have their

child born in warm water, which creates an environment similar to that inside the womb, according to midwives. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

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Manuela Mitre is helped by midwife Cristina Balzano (bottom R) and paediatrician Ana Paulo (L) after giving birth to her second child Gael while lying in a

pool of water, as her husband Andre (top, 2nd R) and daughter Alice watch, at their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. Proponents believe that awaterbirth results in a relaxed, less painful experience. REUTERS

Manuela Mitre holds her newborn son Gael while still lying in the pool of warm water where she gave birth, as her husband Andre and daughter Alice lookon at their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. Critics gave argued that the safety of waterbirth has not been proven, and a wide range of adverseneonatal effects have occurred. REUTERS/Nacho Doce



Manuela Mitre (bottom R) is helped up by her husband Andre, midwife Cristina Balzano (top R) and paediatrician Ana Paulo (back L) after giving birth to

her second child Gael while lying in a pool of water, at their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. Some celebrities have also opted for waterbirths, suchas model Gisele Bundchen, actress Jennifer Connelly, actress Thandie Newton and actress Pamela Anderson. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Newborn baby boy Gael is weighed soon after being born to Manuela Mitre at their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. Writer on waterbirths Janet

Balaskas has said that the waterbirth can be traced back in history to the time of Pharoahs in Egypt and the legends of South Pacific Islanders.REUTERS/Nacho Doce



Andre Freire and his two-year-old daughter Alice empty the bloody water in which his wife Manuela Mitre had just given birth to their new son Gael, at

their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. Waterbirth had a resurgence in modern times with midwives believing that modern birth techniques were"traumatic" for children. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Manuela Mitre (L) holds her new son Gael while toasting his birth with her husband Andre (C) and midwives Cristina Balzano (bottom R) and Maira, as

their daughter Alice looks on at their home in Sao Paulo November 6, 2013. Having a waterbirth, however, does not make the process of birth any lesspainful. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

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