Active Birth Pools are proud recipients of the Building Better Healthcare Award, European Design Award, and Design MasterPrize Award.
The Active Birth Pool Active II/360 Column has been recognized as a winner in the Design MasterPrize and received first prize in the “Healthcare: Safety Design” category of the prestigious European Design Award. According to the judges, the Active II/360 is an advanced solution tailored for healthcare facilities striving to provide optimal birthing conditions. This sophisticated combination integrates a state-of-the-art water birth pool with a functional and stylish water column, exemplifying the latest design innovations and material technologies in maternity care.
The focus is on creating a solution that offers superior functionality, safety, and comfort, while meeting the practical needs of both healthcare providers and birthing mothers.
Over the past 38 years, Active Birth Pools have supplied thousands of water birth pools to maternity units worldwide, helping millions of women experience more comfortable births. The company’s success is driven by continuous innovation aimed at simplifying the birthing process, with a strong emphasis on safety, value, and performance.
By combining evidence-based, mother-centered ergonomic design with highly specialised materials and custom manufacturing, Active Birth Pools deliver water birth pools that are truly unique in their class. The company utilises patented Ficore® composite technology, a highly specialised material offering superior properties that make their pools safer, more durable, and easier to use. Developed to overcome the limitations of traditional materials such as fiberglass and acrylic, Ficore® provides exceptional performance, safety, and value. This composite, made from a blend of eight different elements chemically fused during production and heat-cured at high temperatures, results in a bacteria-resistant material with excellent heat retention, significantly enhanced strength and durability, and low slip properties.
Handcrafted in England by skilled specialists, each Active Birth Pool is designed to last for decades and comes with a lifetime guarantee. The shape of each pool is function-driven, reduced to the essence of aesthetic utility. The design is based on the dynamics of mothers and midwives interacting with the pool and each other. Every form, curve, and variation in rounded edges serves a specific purpose.