PBB is the distributor of La Bassine birth pools in Australia and New Zeland. Our birth pools and related products have been sold worldwide since 1999.
Undoubtedly, bringing a child into the world is a momentous event. For this reason, La Bassine birth pools have been meticulously researched, designed, manufactured and tested to meet this challenge. They represent the safest, most supporting water birth pools on the market, used by hospitals and midwives worldwide.
Confidence in La Bassine Birth Pools
The well-being of every mother and baby is our priority and the focus of everything we do. We consult health authorities and take advice from midwives, doctors and mothers. We’re constantly innovating, and implementing suggestions to further improve our products.
La Bassine Birth Pools has introduced transparent-sided pools to allow for greater monitoring during a woman’s labour. We ensure all the materials we use for our pools and accessories, meet or exceed, exacting health, safety and environmental standards. Each and every birth pool is rigorously product-tested before being dispatched to you.
After filling the pool to 80% of its capacity, open the big valve (used to deflate your pool quickly) to see if the water will go over the edges. After 5 minutes, you have enough time to get out safely of the pool. The water is still inside the pool, held by the upright I-beams structure.
30 minutes later, the pool is not deflating anymore. You will have plenty of time to empty it without any damage to your floor.
We aim to satisfy our customers. Don’t hesitate to contact Pregnancy Birth and Beyond if any products you receive are defective or damaged. You must make contact within 10 days of receiving the order. The items will be replaced or a refund issued if items are unable to be returned—no refunds for change of mind.
If your order arrives in a damaged condition, please get in touch with our sales team immediately to arrange replacements. In this case, we must return the damaged goods, but the return shipping costs will be paid by Pregnancy Birth and Beyond (we will organise the return shipping).
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We are very responsive to your questions and comments regarding your orders. We will reply to you within a short period. Fill out the form on the contact page.
You can add your chosen products to your basket to order your La Bassine online. After, go to your cart and select the country/zone you are in to calculate the shipping expenses. Click on proceed to checkout, and you can then enter your details. Once that is done, click on your selected payment method at the bottom, and you will be transferred to the secure payment gateway to continue your order.
Ideally, you should enter the pool only when you are in the second part of your labour. This is when ‘La Bassine’ would be used at its best. Studies have shown that women who enter the pool at 5 centimetres or after are more likely to experience shorter labour and a reduced need for epidural analgesia.
You can try many positions during the first stage of your labour, which will help you be patient enough and enter the pool at the right time.
We do supply a submersible water pump in our kit. You can also purchase one separately. This is, of course, the best way to empty the pool. Other options are:
- Using a bucket is the physical option; it takes around 45 to 60 minutes to empty the pool. My husband did it that way, and I remember him being so excited about his lovely little girl that the water was gone in no time.
- Create a siphon using your hose pipe; you stick one end of the hose into the pool, the other end into the drain of your choice, and the water goes out. For this to work, the hose needs to be filled with water, and it helps if the drain is lower than the pool. It doesn’t sound very easy, but it is effortless.
A heat-retaining pool cover is available as an option that you can purchase. Please see the kit contents of our different kits as at promotion time. We include a pool cover as part of the kit. Also, inflatable birthing pools provide better insulation than rigid birthing pools and keep the water warm.
The delivery room should always be at least 25-28°C (77-82°F) to ensure the thermal protection of the newborn. In a room at 25°C, the water temperature will drop by less than 1°C per hour. Kettles of hot water provide a quick way to increase the temperature in the pool, should it start to cool off.
La Bassine has a convenient external height to get in and out of without a plastic stool comfortably.
From personal experience, I can only say that a birthing pool should never be so high that it is a struggle to get in and out of, in the middle of your labour.
Original Regular Birth Pool
Inflated floor: 7.5cm (3″)
External length: 165cm (65″)
External width: 135cm (53″)
External height: 76cm (30″)
Internal length: 125cm (50″)
Internal width: 95cm (38″)
Internal depth: 65cm (26″)
Rim width: 20cm (8″)
Maxi Birth Pool
Inflated floor: 7.5cm (3″)
External length: 191cm (75″)
External width: 164cm (65″)
External height: 71cm (28″)
Internal length: 145cm (57″)
Internal width: 118cm (46″)
Internal depth: 63cm (25″)
Rim width: 23cm (10″)
Original Professional Birth Pool
Inflated floor: 7.5cm (3″)
External length: 165cm (65″)
External width: 135cm (53″)
External height: 76cm (30″)
Internal length: 125cm (50″)
Internal width: 95cm (38″)
Internal depth: 65cm (26″)
Rim width: 20cm (8″)
Maxi Professional Birth Pool
Inflated floor: 7.5cm (3″)
External length: 191cm (75″)
External width: 164cm (65″)
External height: 71cm (28″)
Internal length: 145cm (57″)
Internal width: 118cm (46″)
Internal depth: 63cm (25″)
Rim width: 23cm (10″)
This size is very much appreciated by midwives who can easily reach you or your baby when needed. Larger pools make it harder to assist the labouring/birthing woman.
Tip:Â Something to think about with bigger pools:
- More hot water needed
- Harder to keep warm
- Less ‘nesty’
- Harder for the midwife to assist
The La Bassine was first created for the birth of the owner’s daughter in 2004 to answer a very personal need for comfort and privacy during such an event. We believe those needs to be inherent to all birthing women and are unfortunately too often overlooked by some so-called birth experts.
My midwife’s enthusiasm for La Bassine encouraged us to make our birthing pool available to all women in Australia.
Today most of our customers are recommended by midwives passionate about natural birth, and some are being advised by people who successfully used La Bassine.
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