So, one of the most important things on the birth plan is, of course, how you want to handle the actual birth.
I find it quite strange here in Beijing, actually, that many (if not most) women choose to voluntarily have a C-section. They schedule their baby’s birth for a particular time, date and doctor and [...]
Another of the decisions I’ve had to make for my birth plan was how to handle the umbilical cord. Now, you’d think that this wouldn’t require too much thought. After all, in movies they just cut the cord after birth and that’s about all the involvement anyone has with their umbilical cord.
But nowadays, there are [...]
I’ve been thinking that in some ways I’m pretty lucky having a lot of options about where I will give birth. I know in many places, geography or insurance restrictions limit the options to one or a small number of local hospitals.
Here in Beijing, there are basically public hospitals and private centers, which cater a [...]
While in the process of making my birth plan, which I discussed in my last post, I have had to think a lot about what kinds of things I want throughout the entire labor and delivery experience.
I’ve mentioned already that I’m not planning on bringing any DVDs to watch during the first stage of labor, [...]
Last week, the birth center where I’m going to be having my baby gave me a birth plan questionnaire to fill out. The questionnaire they gave me was ten pages long!
For those who don’t know – a birth plan is basically a list of your preferences for birth. It covers things like whether you want [...]
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