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Someone recently posted a really great birth plan that she had prepared for an emergency transfer to the hospital. It didn't have most of the main stuff you would have for a planned hospital birth (no continuous EFM, no routine IV, being allowed to drink/eat, etc) because it would only be used in case intervention was actually NEEDED. Now I can't find it!
I really don't need much, because if I were to transfer my midwife would go with me and run interference with the staff, who know her very well. And her backup OB is 'one of the best MWs she knows'. So what I'm looking for is just 'unusual' stuff that they may not be used to people declining.
For example, in The Thinking Woman's Guide, Henci Goer talks about the risks of bolus IV fluids. I have 2 cousins and other stories that have made me really wary of getting too much IV fluid. I don't know that this is something most moms would usually object to, especially in the midst of being prepped for a C/S, for instance.
So I want to have a very short birth plan to give my MW (and discuss with her beforehand, of course), so that she will know about anything out of the ordinary that I won't want done. Does that make sense? Any other thoughts? What did you put in your (emergency transfer) birth plan that you think was a very specific request, a bit on the 'unusual' (not sure of a better word) side?
I really don't need much, because if I were to transfer my midwife would go with me and run interference with the staff, who know her very well. And her backup OB is 'one of the best MWs she knows'. So what I'm looking for is just 'unusual' stuff that they may not be used to people declining.
For example, in The Thinking Woman's Guide, Henci Goer talks about the risks of bolus IV fluids. I have 2 cousins and other stories that have made me really wary of getting too much IV fluid. I don't know that this is something most moms would usually object to, especially in the midst of being prepped for a C/S, for instance.
So I want to have a very short birth plan to give my MW (and discuss with her beforehand, of course), so that she will know about anything out of the ordinary that I won't want done. Does that make sense? Any other thoughts? What did you put in your (emergency transfer) birth plan that you think was a very specific request, a bit on the 'unusual' (not sure of a better word) side?