Looking for a simple birth plan that any healthcare provider will take seriously? You\u2019ve found one! Download this free, one page visual birth plan template.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
A birth plan, sometimes referred to as birthing plan, is a blueprint of what choices you and your partner have made for the arrival of your baby. It also helps your birth attendants support you during your labor and delivery in the best possible way. But where to even start? We want to make the task as easy and stress-free as possible, so we\u2019ve created a great visual birth plan template for you to follow.<\/p>\n
visual birth plan template by Mama Natural<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Share your name and email and we\u2019ll send you our easy-to-customize birth plan template right now.<\/p>\n A\u00a0birth plan is a very important step to having the natural birth you\u00a0want<\/a>. A birth plan is about putting down your preferences, in black and white, before labor begins so that you are prepared for whatever events may arise and can make informed choices about your and baby\u2019s care and safety. It also enables your birth team to access those choices without disrupting you during labor. (Be sure you\u2019ve discussed your desires in detail with your birth team, so that there are no surprises in labor!)<\/p>\n \u201cI just went to the hospital to put this in my chart, and my midwife absolutely loves it\u2014 she said it\u2019s the best and clearest way to keep everyone on the same page. I can\u2019t say thank you enough!\u201d When you click on the link to download your\u00a0free\u00a0<\/em>customizable birth plan template, you\u2019ll get two choices: download an editable template via a zip file or\u00a0<\/em>download a PDF (not editable). To create the most personalized birth plan, we recommended downloading the zip file.<\/p>\n To edit the file, you\u2019ll need access to Microsoft Word (Pages on Macs works, too) on a laptop or desktop computer.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve downloaded the file, open it with your word processor. You\u2019ll see on the second page of the document there are over a dozen additional icons to choose from. Just click and drag those icons to the first page and arrange them however you like.<\/p>\n Simply delete any icons that don\u2019t apply to you.\u00a0Once you\u2019ve deleted the icons that do not apply to your birth plan, you\u2019ll be left with the perfect visual plan\u2014something nice, clean, and concise for nurses and doctors to refer to during your labor and delivery.<\/p>\n \n Learn to have an amazing\u00a0birth \u2013 Birth Course Promo [In-article]<\/span><\/strong>\n <\/p>\n (without leaving your\u00a0couch)<\/p>\n See How<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n This customizable birth plan template includes visual birth plan icons for:<\/p>\n Share your name and email and we\u2019ll send you our easy-to-customize birth plan template right now.<\/p>\n Based on feedback from mamas just like you, we added a handful of new icons to our editable visual birth plan template, including these.<\/p>\n Mama Natural birth plan template \u2013 new icons<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Plus, we\u2019ve added a new section of icons to help guide a Gentle Cesarean<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mama Natural visual birth plan template \u2013 new gentle cesarean icons<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Blue icons skew positive\u2014they represent things that you\u00a0want\u00a0<\/em>your birthing team to do. I.e. Do <\/em><\/strong>allow for free movement during labor or do <\/strong><\/em>proceed with delayed cord clamping.<\/p>\n Red icons, on the other hand, skew negative\u2014they represent things you\u00a0do not <\/em>want your birthing team to do. I.e. Do not <\/em><\/strong>do an episiotomy or do not<\/strong><\/em> bathe baby after birth.<\/p>\n If you choose your birth space<\/a> and attendants with care,\u00a0you may not need to write down many of the things found in most birth plans.<\/p>\n For example, a good midwife<\/a> won\u2019t routinely break your water, do unnecessary vaginal exams, or insist on continuous fetal monitoring. Furthermore, you may discover that many of your choices, like doulas<\/a> in the birthing room or no mention of epidurals<\/a>, are standard care with your chosen attendants.<\/p>\n But if you\u2019re delivering at a hospital and want to have a natural childbirth, creating a birth plan is probably a good idea. It really depends on what hospital you are delivering at, because standards of care differ from hospital to hospital. Some hospitals have policies that are more compatible with natural childbirth. Other hospitals will assume you are okay with various labor interventions<\/a> that run counter to your wishes. If the latter is the case, a birth plan can be very important tool for you.<\/p>\nBuild your own visual birth plan, FREE!<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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