0 a small pool filled with warm water that a woman can sit in when she is in labour (= having a baby) in order to make her feel more comfortable. The baby can be born into the pool.
Alan ended up running through the hospital setting fire to things as he went, and extinguishing his arm by diving into an occupied birthing pool.
It comprises five rooms, each with its own en-suite shower, and one room with a plumbed-in birthing pool.
