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can you post your c/s birth plan?
I am putting together my alternative birth plans in case of hospital transfer. I have one already for a vaginal birth (since that already happened to me, I know what to expect). But I'd like to have a BP in case of a transfer for a c/s.
Anyone have a sample they can provide? TIA!
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Re: can you post your c/s birth plan?
My "in case of a Hospital Transfer Birth Plan" included a c-section part:
In the event of a Cesarean Delivery
- Please allow my husband to be present. He will cut the cord once it has stop pulsating
- Prefer a spinal block with no pre-operative sedation. I would also like to hold our baby while I deliver the placenta vaginally without the assistance of pitocin unless absolutely medically necessary.
- Leave my hands free to touch the baby.
- When suturing the cesarean incision please use multiple layer stitches, as in the future we would like to attempt a VBAC.
HTHI am planning on delivering in the hospital either way, so the c/s part of my plan is not very detailed. I already know the hospitals standard procedures during a c/s and I am comfortable with them.
CesareanSection Birth
? In the event that a C-section becomes necessary,it is still important to me that my husband announces the sex of the baby tome. Please repair the incision using two layers ofstitches to give me the option of a future VBAC.
I think the chances of a hospital allowing a woman to deliver a placenta vaginally after a c-section is pretty much nil, quite honestly.
I think the big things to request would be to not have your hands tied down, having the baby be put on your chest with assitance (some hospitals might be less likely to do this, also), having your DH stay with the baby no matter what, or requesting that the baby isn't taken to the NICU/nursery after birth, requesting that the baby isn't separated from you so you can breastfeed right away.
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
I agree. Ditto to the delayed cord clamping, actually.
- I wish for the catheter to be inserted after the spinal.
- I wish to have at least one hand unrestrained.
- I wish for the curtain to be lowered, or a mirror to be provided, so that I can see the moment my baby is born.
- We would like to take photographs in the OR.
- We request that baby stay with mother and/or father, barring any medical emergencies, after birth.
- We would like skin to skin & to initiate breastfeeding ASAP.
- I would prefer to have my incision closed with double-layer internal sutures and steri-strips externally.
- Please do not administer any drugs after birth other than Toradol or Ibuprofen. (Bad drug reactions last time)
This was what my doula gave me when we were faced with a c/s:
Attendance:
? I would like my husband and doula to be in the room during prep (when the epidural is placed).
? I would like my husband and doula to be present in the operating room.
Birth:
? Please do not place the urinary catheter until the epidural has taken effect.
? Do not restrict mother?s arms.
? We would like to be kept apprised of:
o how the birth is proceeding
o how the repair is progressing
? Please give father the option of cutting the cord.
? Do not administer any drugs to mom without explanation of need and side effects. Must get consent of mom before administration.
? Please do a double layer suture.
Good luck! I hope you don't need it.
I wanted to keep mine as short as possible. I figure if I'm transferred and we pretty much know it's going to be a c-section, that I want to make sure the hospital staff actually reads through it. I didn't think it was likely if it was too long. My MW also has a transfer form she uses with the reason for transfer, how labor has progressed, etc.
Name: Erin Husband: DH
I am: O+, Hep B -, GBS - Allergies: Sulfa
Birth Requests
? Please allow DH to be present.
? Please talk us through every step of the preparation and procedure.
? Leave my hands free.
? No sedatives after birth please.
? Please use sutures that will increase likelihood of a VBAC.
Postpartum/Baby Requests
? Baby should be placed on my chest immediately after birth.
? Please delay cutting the cord until it stops pulsating.
? We request that you delay all newborn routine procedures. Please bring baby close to me when they are performed.
? Baby should be kept with me at all times. If baby and I must be separated, DH is to accompany baby and consent to ALL procedures.
? We will be exclusively breastfeeding. Do not offer baby formula or a pacifier.
? We do NOT consent to the Vitamin K shot, the Hepatitis B vaccine, antibiotic eye drops, or circumcision.
Thank you so much for your support!