title: Underwater birth: an elective intervention with safety concerns.
authors.affiliation: Kathleen Rice Simpson is a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist in St. Louis, MO, and the editor in chief of MCN. Dr. Simpson can be reached via e-mail at krsimpson@prodigy.net.
authors.forename: Kathleen Rice
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion / Q000009:adverse effects; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States