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I have paused my doula business for now to pursue other roles (check out my About Me section to learn more!) so I have decided to share my template I created to help mothers and families start to envision their birth. I hope you find this to be a good launching pad for preparing for your birth! Let’s get started! Envisioning your baby’s birth…
This is a template to introduce different types of interventions & comfort measures. Some are specific to hospital settings. Feel free to ask me any questions to clarify options/help you make an informed decision when planning!
Consider including a line that says something similar to: THANK YOU to my nurses and doctors/midwives for taking such good care of me! I also encourage you to write (potentially on a different sheet of paper if birthing in a hospital) how you envision the space in terms of lighting (dim/bright), comfort measures you’d think you’d like/dislike, how you envision your partner/doula helping you, labor project? Postpartum planning? Etc. Use the birth support sheet as a guide! Remember, this is your body, birth, & baby. You always have a choice for interventions, place of birth, midwife or OB, and you can always change your mind. Creating a Birth Vision instead of a Birth Plan may allow you to be open minded to the unpredictability of birth. You can write this the way YOU WANT to. You can go into as much or little detail as you’d like. Sometimes, it is helpful to keep it less than one page double spaced and include only what you’d really like the doctors, nurses, midwives to know about you and your wishes. Medical providers, especially in the hospital, generally have more than one pregnant woman in labor so the more concise the more likely they are to read it, remember it and respect your desires. Happy birthing! Michaela
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