Mummy and Me Magazine August 2014 July 2014 | Page 8

Pregnancy

Why write a Birth Plan?...
A birth plan is your chance to have your say and hopefully make
your birth experience what you would like it to be.

WHY WRITE A BIRTH PLAN?

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Something
riting a birth plan is useful
maternity hospital to see what is
for two main reasons;
available before you make your
to consider...
the first is that it
plan. What you choose to have
There is now considerable
provides a good opportunity
in your plan can be as detailed
evidence that early cord
to talk to your birth partner
or as vague as you wish, just
clamping does not benefit
and to discuss what your
ensure that the things that are
Mother or Baby. Why not
expectations, concerns and
important to you are included.
feature this in your plan
wishes for the birth are.
and note to delay cord
Where you choose to have your
clamping?
Secondly, it is a method to
baby will affect other choices, for
communicate these wishes to those
example the type of pain management
who will be providing your care, before
available to you and the staff available.
the birth and during it. There are several birth
A birth plan can also cover immediately following
plans available to download or complete online,
the birth and whether you want to have an
some are very specific whilst others are more
injection to help birth the placenta quickly, have
general.
skin to skin with your baby and whether your
The one developed by the NHS http://www.
baby will have a Vitamin K injection.
nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/
Giving birth is a unique, life-changing experience
pages/birth-plan.aspx is a useful starting
and it should be the experience that you wish it
point, with lots of sections for you to build
to be, hopefully a birth plan will help make it so.
your discussions around. These discussions
may highlight the need for further information
or the usefulness of going on a tour of your

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