No matter what is
written on her birth plan, a woman in labour is entitled to change her mind.
Not exact matches
You can get ideas for
writing your
birth plan by talking to your doctor or midwife, doula, childbirth educator, friends and family, as well as
on - line.
Fransen (2015) makes a few intriguing points: The Midwives Alliance of North American (MANA) identifies a systematic review
written within the official «journal» of Lamaze International as one «best available studies
on planned home
birth and maternal fetal outcomes.»
She
wrote natural
on her notes, and then asked about my
plans for a natural
birth.
In her book Birthing From Within, nurse midwife and childbirth educator Pam England calls
writing birth plans, «a ritual of modern pregnancy» that can act as, «a hidden reef
on which your efforts toward deeper
birth preparation may run aground.»
«What gave me the heads up
on hospital interference was Dr. Marsden Wagner (formerly of WHO) who
wrote a great book:» Creating Your
Birth Plan.
NHS Choices has plenty of information
on everything from
writing your
birth plan to soothing a crying baby and helping your babies sleep.
Most expectant mothers
write their
birth plans based
on a vaginal delivery.
Though Simkin is a respected midwife and natural
birth advocate, this text is
written in an unbiased way and is a great primer for the first time parent, no matter what kind of
birth they are
planning on having.
Labor Plus Package 4 In - Home Prenatal Sessions including: - Prenatal Coaching / Education -
Planning for
Birth,
Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Childbirth Class Series including: - 4 weeks of group, interactive learning Labor Support including: -
On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy - In - Hospital Breastfeeding Support - In - Home Breastfeeding Support 2 In - Home Postnatal Sessions: - 5 hours of Postpartum Care - 1 Overnight Postpartum Shift - Postpartum
Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals
Labor Support Package 3 In - Home Prenatal Sessions: - Prenatal Coaching / Education - Discount
on Group Childbirth Classes - Planning for Birth, Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Labor Support Including: - On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy 1 In - Home Postnatal Session: - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referra
on Group Childbirth Classes -
Planning for
Birth,
Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Labor Support Including: -
On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy 1 In - Home Postnatal Session: - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referra
On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy 1 In - Home Postnatal Session: - Postpartum
Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals
Below you'll find tips
on what to
write in the different sections of a
birth plan.
If you have questions or additional tips
on how to
write a
birth plan, please share by leaving a comment below!
I promise WellnessMama.com won't turn into a pregnancy blog, though I do
plan to take the opportunity to
write a few new posts
on pregnancy /
birth / fertility related topics that I've gotten a lot of questions about recently.
In 1930, after many years of concentration solely
on letter -
writing and lobby visits, a board was elected and the
Birth Control League — later to be named
Planned Parenthood — was founded.
It is important that the
birth and adoptive families agree
on what «open» means in their particular circumstance and have these
plans in
writing.