Kelly,
I wrote a 'birth Plan" for both of my births. I had three - the 'ideal
birth" the "if i need to transfer / intervention" and the 'c/section' In each i
put what my prefernces were ie ; if i had an epidural i did not want a routine
IDC. Also my wishes if i had a c/section were that the drape be dropped so that
we could watch the baby being born and discover the sex ourselves. I found it
very useful to present to the birth centre and my private ob ( who would be my
doctor if i transfered to the main hospital ). For me they both went the "ideal
birth " way. As a midwife ( working in a private hospital ) I find that the
birth plans that our women come through with are often difficult for the women
to follow as they seem to not prepare themselves physically ( ie yoga etc ) or
mentally for what labour is all about. They also expect that their partner will
always be able to support this 'plan". i think that following through with the
birth plan is difficult without an extra su!
pport person ( doula etc).
Good Luck
zoe ( parent / midwife )
> Kelly @ BellyBelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am writing an article as we speak on birth plans (I prefer to say
> birth
> intentions or birth preferences and hopefully everyone else will too one
> day!) and I was wondering if anyone would be happy to comment from a
> midwife
> perspective?
>
>
>
> I'd like to know:
>
>
>
> * What do you think of birth plans women are writing at the moment
> * What do you think about it being called birth preferences or
> intentions instead,
> * What you like and dislike when you read them - i.e. too long, too
> unrealistic or whatever springs to your mind
>
>
>
> I won't put your name to the comments so you can feel free to be open
> and
> honest about it, I would really love to add your perspectives if you are
> open to it. Thank-you in advance :-)
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Kelly Zantey
> Creator, <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/> BellyBelly.com.au
> Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood
> <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support>
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> http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support
>
>
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