Birth Plan

Birth Plan of:

Dan and Jacki Minner

Thank you for taking the time to look over our birth plan. We have educated ourselves on different forms of childbirth and have chosen to deliver our baby naturally using the Bradley Method. With this in mind, we request that you consider our wishes and do not offer medication to us during labor unless there is an emergency.

We have done everything we can to stay healthy, fit and low risk during this pregnancy and feel confident that everything will go normally although we trust that you will inform us if any problems arise so that we can discuss the choices to be made and come up with a new plan.

We do have some preferences that may be different than your standard routine. If complications occur we will be flexible on all of these requests with the goal of keeping mom and baby safe.

Thank you,

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Dan Minner Jacki Minner

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Dr. Michael Allen Witness

Labor:

· Labor at home as long as possible

· Least amount of monitoring to allow for as much mobility as possible

· Natural methods of pain management including: tub, shower, birthing ball, birthing bar,

squatting, relaxation techniques, massage, hands and knees, etc.

· Mom does not want to lay on back during labor, monitoring or pushing

Birth:

· No Episiotomy, prefer to tear (pressure episiotomy if necessary)

· No Vacuum or Forceps unless necessary

· Birthing options: kneeling, squatting, side-laying or whatever feels right at the time

· Mom to cut Cord

· Skin to skin immediately after birth

· Breastfeeding immediately after birth

· Wait until umbilical cord stops pulsing to cut or until placenta is birthed

· Placenta to birth naturally

Baby:

· Wait on Eye ointment until baby is sleeping

· Prefer Vitamin K drops versus Shot, if no drops, do not give shot immediately

· Baby to remain with mother after birth as long as possible

· Parents to give first bath

If a C-Section is necessary:

· Mother to remain conscious during the procedure

· Few medications as possible

· Have 1 hand free to touch baby immediately

· Father to stay with baby at all times

We would like to have the following people allowed in the birthing room at all times:

Trina Minner

Donna Groce

Carmen Hernandez