Birth


free PDF downloads you can print

printable door sign reminding care team to ask permission

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Print this out on full size paper to tape on the hospital room door when you are in labor. Have this conversation when you are checking in. Use this guide as examples of what consent for a vaginal exam should look like.

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B.R.A.I.N. acronym

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This handout teaches the BRAIN acronym for medical decisions.
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birth plan fill-in form

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This is the fill-in portion from the birth plan workbook and class. This is what you give your OB or midwife and the staff at the hospital or birthing center. You can print this PDF and fill in the blank spaces or you can copy it and type in your preferences.

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Birth Support Supplies for comfort and non-medicinal pain management

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This is a PDF handout of birth support supplies to use for comfort during labor and non-medicinal pain management. You can use this list as a checklist of things to buy. Also keep the list handy during labor as a cheat sheet.

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PATIENT RIGHTS

Consent for cervical exams during labor


BIRTH PLANS

Leanna Mae's birth plan fill-in form

The B.R.A.I.N. acronym for medical decisions


ENCOURAGEMENT

Bible verses for birth encouragement and comfort

Christian faith-based affirmations for birth


COPING TECHNIQUES AND COMFORT MEASURES

Leanna Mae's reference guide for coping with contractions

Birth support from husbands (comfort measures)

Birth support from family and friends (comfort measures)


SUPPORT TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Birth support supplies  (for comfort and non-medicinal pain management)

Ways to use a birth scarf (such as a rebozo)

Ways to use a birth ball


DOULA SUPPORT

The benefits of doula support

What I actually do as a doula

Informative Images