That does sound like a great benefit to a written birth plan...even if it doesn't "make it out of your suitcase", just the mere ACT of writing it means you had to think about what you want/don't want, do your research, talk to your partner and birthing coach and/or doctors about options, etc.
I'm curious, though: why does the term "birth plan" seem analogous to "natural birth"? (I wonder if this was why my doctors were turned off by the term). Is there a birth plan that adapts to the all of other kinds of births, including ones that combine the "natural" elements with health care providers?
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That does sound like a great benefit to a written birth plan...even if it doesn't "make it out of your suitcase", just the mere ACT of writing it means you had to think about what you want/don't want, do your research, talk to your partner and birthing coach and/or doctors about options, etc.
I'm curious, though: why does the term "birth plan" seem analogous to "natural birth"? (I wonder if this was why my doctors were turned off by the term). Is there a birth plan that adapts to the all of other kinds of births, including ones that combine the "natural" elements with health care providers?
May 31, 2008 - 7:07pmThis Comment
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