Our Birthing Pools

Whether to hire or buy a birthing pool is a personal choice based on your own preferences: what product you feel most comfortable with. All The Good Birth Company birthing pools have been extensively tested to give you the peace of mind that, whatever your choice, the product you choose will allow you to have the waterbirth that you want.

Hiring or Buying a Birthing Pool
Buying a Birthing Pool: birth pool in a box

The Good Birth Company provides birthing pools for you to either hire or purchase giving you flexibility of choice depending on your circumstances and your water birthing plans.

All our birthing pools have been selected for their proven designs, ease of use, safety and comfort. The table below summarises and compares each of our pools side by side. If at any point you remain unsure about which is best for you, or you would like more information, please contact us on FREEPHONE 0800 035 0514.

Pool Type	Rigid Pools to Hire		Inflatable Pools to Buy
For more information	Hexagonal Pool	Oval Pool	birth pool in a box
External max dimensions	58 x 50" 146 x 126cm	66 x 48" 168 x 122cm	76 x 65" 193 x 165cm	65 x 57" 165 x 145cm
Internal max dimensions	51 x 44" 130 x 112cm	60 x 42" 152 x 107cm	56 x 45" 142 x 114cm	45 x 37" 114 x 94cm
Internal depth	28" (71cm)	26" (66cm)	26" (66cm)	26" (66cm)
Rim width	3" (7.6cm)	3" (7.6cm)	10" (25cm)	10" (25cm)
Built-in seat	No	Yes	Yes On Eco models	No
Disposable liner	One included Additional ones £25	One included Additional ones £25	One included Additional ones £20	One included Additional ones £20
Water birth Kit	Included	Included	Optional	Optional
Water emptying pump	Included	Included	Optional	Optional
Max height of mother	5'9" (175cm)	6'0" (182cm)	6'0" (182cm)	5'8" (172cm)
Room for partner	Yes - limited	Yes	Yes	No
Weight when filled	720kg plus mother	800kg plus mother	650kg plus mother	480kg plus mother
Cancellation policy	Conditional 100% refund policy	Conditional 100% refund policy	Conditional 100% Refund Policy	Conditional 100% Refund Policy
Price	£165 (4-5 weeks hire)	£200 (4-5 weeks hire)	£79.95	£69.95
Shipping Cost	collection in Bognor Regis or shipping from £40 return		Shipping from £9.95
	Hire from Samantha Jayne Birthing Pools	Hire from Samantha Jayne Birthing Pools	Buy	Buy

Hiring or Buying a Birthing Pool

The choice of whether to hire a birthing pool or buy one of our inflatable birth pool in a box depends on your personal preferences. All our products have been tested time and time again by mothers and midwives, and water babies. Your budget, whether you want to give birth at home or in hospital, whether you are looking for a back up pool or the main pool, are all factors that will affect your decision.

Keep in mind:

• Both our hexagonal and oval birthing pools can be used prior to labour for relaxation and are usually topped up just like a bath would be. Hiring a pool with us costs between £165 and £200 for a 4 to 5 week period. Your hired pool comes as standard with a comprehensive water birthing kit.
• Both birth pool in a box Regular and Mini have been designed as a result of a long consultation process with mothers and midwives with experience of water birth. Their patented characteristics make it an ideal portable solution in case you want to have a back-up if you are having your water birth in hospital, or, some say, a less "medical" alternative to the rigid pools for hire.

Buying a Birthing Pool: birth pool in a box

birth pool in a box inflatable birthing pools represent an evolution from the usual paddling pools that have been available in the market today. These pools have been designed and developed specifically for waterbirth and are the result of close consultation with water baby mothers and waterbirth specialist midwives. The result is a convenient inflatable pool with added safety to mother and baby, usability, hygiene and comfort features. For more information about birth pool in a box birthing pools read our Frequently Asked Questions.

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