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. --
It comprises five rooms, each with its own en-suite shower, and one room with a plumbed-in birthing 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.
