Birth Plans - Checklist (Page 3 of 8) in pdf

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Make a note of all your thoughts as they come to

your mind. A plan can then be created based on

what you have jotted down.

What should I include in my plan?

Here is a list of headings that you might want to

use in your birth plan. You certainly don’t have to

use them all, only those you feel are important.

Perhaps there are others which you can think of

which aren’t included here.

Birth companion

– who will be with you in

labour? Do you want this person to stay with

you all the time, or are there certain procedures

or stages in labour when you’d prefer them to

leave the room?

Positions for labour and birth

– which

positions you, would like to use during labour

and for your baby’s delivery? Do you want to

remain mobile as long as possible, or do you

want to be in bed? Mention if you want to give

birth, standing, kneeling, squatting or lying on

the bed.

Pain relief

– are you looking for pain relief, if

so what kind?

Fetal heart rate monitoring

– how do you want

your baby to be monitored at labour, manually

by a hand-held device, or electronically via a belt

strapped around the waist?

Assisted delivery

– what kind of assistance

would be preferred, in case needed at the end

of labour? E.g. forceps or vacuum.

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