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This article is from the Birth Planning
FAQ, by wnymph@FensEnde.com (Sabrina Cuddy) with numerous
contributions by others.
16 Birth Plan
> 4. I found ___'s story worrisome. I hate the idea that my
> obstetrician and I could make one plan, and then I could discover
> that what I am getting is something completely different, not
> because medical circumstances have changed, but simply because
> I wound up getting a different doctor for delivery. Maybe a
Anybody you have arranged things with might be unavailable when needed.
The best way I know of to get what you want is:
1. Know as best you can what it IS you want. This means
doing a lot of reading so you know what the choices are,
Know thyself.
2. Ask a lot of questions so you know what your helpers
(spouse, midwife, doula, doctor, hospital) intend to
happen by default in all circumstances.
3. Write down what you want, in all circumstances you can
think of (a birth plan), concentrating on those areas
where you are in disagreement with others or want some-
thing unusual.
4. Seek out helpers who agree with your decisions or at
least will respect them.
5. Make sure that your helpers have backups (or that you
have backups for your helpers), that are reasonable,
that you have met, and that you have discussed your
plans with. This reduces the possibility of ending
up with an incompatible helper.
All this takes work. If what you want is to not work, and let the
experts take care of things, then you should do that. The most
important thing is that you feel comfortable with what you are
doing.
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