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Ideas for your birth plan
Your birth plan is ideal if there are certain things that you really do or do not want to happen during your labour. Like some women, you may have individual preferences totally unique to you, but the following is a list of more general considerations. You may know exactly how you want your birth experience to be but…
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What you may need after the birth
Hospital stays tend to be very short these days – many women stay in less than 24 hours after a normal delivery. But whether you are home or in hospital for the first few days, you are likely to need a few things to make you feel comfortable. Nightdress or loose comfortable clothes like a tracksuit or leggings…
Making a birth plan
Although it is impossible to know ahead what sort of a birth you will have, it is worth thinking about some of the options you might face in labour. You can make some decisions in advance about what you want to do during labour, and how you want to be cared for. Making a plan…
Birth plan: examples
How you write your plan will depend on how strongly you feel about any specific areas. It can be quite short and simple, as these examples show. Birth plan one I hope to keep as active and mobile as possible in labour with the help of my partner Paul. I would appreciate your help and…
Hospital birth list
Here are some things you may wish to take into hospital with you for during labour: Your birth plan – if you’ve written one take a copy with you, even if there’s already one with your notes Music – music can make you happy, soothe you, spur you on – take a selection. The hospital…
Home birth List
Here are some things you may wish to have ready for your labour at home: Your birth plan – if you’ve written one, have a copy ready to give to your midwife, even if there’s already one with your notes Hot water bottle/wheat bag to put on your back or front in labour or to…
