Water birth, what is the criteria?

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Basically, I'm pregnant with baby #2 and the hospital near me has a water birth centre. I'm wondering whose had one and what criteria your hospital had?
I asked my MW yesterday and she said she'd get back to me about if I'd be allowed one or not.
I do have a BMI of 38 and last birth I had a PPH of about 600ml.

Low risk and BMI of less than 35 is most places criteria. Some are stricter on BMI and reduce that to 30. It's incase they need to haul you out if you pass out or lose a lot of blood.

If you aren't allowed one, please don't get upset, I normally love baths but found the water really irritating and it did absolutely nothing for the pain! Ended up getting out pretty quickly!

I almost had one with DD and it really relaxes me and eased the pain.

They got me out to check how dilated I was and asked my OH to refill the bath but DD was already half way out.