Informed choice mnemonic

iris427

I saw this on the Stand and Deliver blog and thought I would share it:

BRAINED
Trying to make a decision? Get BRAINED!
Ask yourself, and your caregivers, these questions:
Benefits - How could the recommended course of action help me or my baby?
Risks - How could the recommended course of action harm me or my baby?
Alternatives - Are there any other courses of action I could consider?
Intuition - What are my gut feelings about this?
Nothing - What happens if I do nothing?
Evaluate - Can you give me some time to consider my choices? Then...

Decide - Now that I have the information I need, I'm ready to make a decision. 

andre07

Thanks Iris!  I went through the list just by myself filling in the blanks.  I'll have to copy it and review it some more.  Great, extensive decision making check list.  

Strawberrywine

I like it! Thank you for posting.

babyike

LOVE this Iris!  Thanks for sharing!