Water Birth Meets Sensory Birth: How AMC Combines Both for the Ultimate Gentle Birth

Introduction:

Bringing a child into the world doesn’t have to feel like a medical emergency. Your birthing experience should honour your body, your choices, and your senses, giving you the gentlest, most respectful birth possible.
In this blog, let us walk you through what sensory birthing is, how it aligns beautifully with water birth, and how our Sensory Birthing Suite is designed to make you feel, calm and in control.

What is Sensory Birthing?

Sensory birthing is about giving your body the conditions it needs to do what it’s naturally meant to do. It’s a method that uses controlled light, sound, smell, touch, and movement to create an environment that reduces stress and helps your labour progress smoothly.
Here’s how each sense comes into play:

• Sight: Dimmable lighting and calming visuals on screen to soothe your senses.
• Sound: Soothing music or natural sounds to help you relax.
• Smell: Essential oils or calming aromas to ease anxiety.
• Touch: Skin-to-skin contact and gentle massage aid in hormone release.
• Movement: Freedom to walk, sway, or change positions as your body tells you.

A study published in Women and Birth Journal (2024) confirms that multisensory birthing environments contribute to shorter labour durations and reduced need for interventions. Simply put: your senses matter during birth.

How Water Birthing Complements Sensory Birthing

Water birth and sensory birth share a symbiotic relationship. They support each other naturally. While the water gives your body physical relief, the sensory setting offers emotional ease. At Aastrika, we bring both together—so you can get the best during the most precious moments of your life.

Here’s how they work in sync:

• Warmth of water calms the nervous system, while ambient lighting sets a peaceful tone.
• Serene visuals on screen like forests or ocean waves, paired with calming sounds, creates a truly calm experience.
• Buoyancy helps you move with ease, paired with soothing music that keeps you centred.
• Privacy and control in the tub make you feel secure, just like familiar scents can.
• Both together lower the need for pain medication and clinical interventions.

Water birth on its own offers many benefits. But combined with a sensory suite, it becomes something more.

Want to know how our water birthing set-up looks? See it here.

Step Inside India’s First Sensory Birthing Suite

When you walk into our Sensory Delivery Room, you’ll notice the difference right away. It doesn’t look or feel like a hospital room. That’s because it isn’t. It’s a calm, private and sensory-controlled space designed to make you feel safe and supported.

What’s inside:

• A large birthing pool for labour and delivery in water
• Dimmable lighting to create a soft and pleasant atmosphere
• A large screen to play soothing visuals and sounds of your choice
• Custom soundscapes and music—or silence, if that’s what you prefer
• Aromatherapy options chosen with safety in mind
• Freedom to move, walk, sway, or rest between contractions
• Clean, comfortable home-like interiors to make you feel at ease
• Midwives by your side—trained in normal, physiological birth

We didn’t stop at design. Our team at Aastrika Midwifery Centre (AMC) is made up of highly trained midwives who believe in respectful care.

 

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Everything we’ve created—from the environment to the team—is grounded in science and built around your choices and comfort.

Want to know more?

If you’re considering water birth, sensory birth, or both—we’re here. Book a visit to our sensory birthing suite. Or just come chat. We’ll walk with you, every step of the way.