Archive for October 2011
Writing Your Own Birth “Plan”
A birth plan has more than one purpose. It begins as a value clarification exercise, then becomes a communication tool with your care provider and ultimately a guide of needs and desires during labor, delivery and postpartum. Even if your birth location does not ask for birth plans, it is a good idea to write…
Read MoreTips to finding the right “childbirth” class
If you were my best friend, I would tell you there is not any one-size-fits-all “childbirth” class. Education can be foundational to informed decision making and better outcomes for both mother and baby. I encourage you to go about choosing a class series in the same way you would choose a provider or birth location.…
Read MoreLow Intervention Birth Plan
A birth plan has a few real purposes. It can act as a values clarification exercise for you and your partner. Then it is a vehicle to open communication with your care provider about your needs, desires, wants for labor, birth and postpartum. What you want and need matters. A brief one page plan with…
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