Birth Plan

I expect that during my stay in the hospital, me, my body and my baby will be treated with Dignity and
Respect. Because what I will take away from this experience will be more than my baby and a sore
body...it will be the memories of how you behaved with me, towards me and my baby. You can make
the difference. And since you can't be a mind reader...and you don't know me well...we'll share what we
might consider respectful.

All of our requests presume that Bianca has a normal birth. If there is a situation that constitutes a
medical emergency for either Bianca or our baby, we agree to consider all medical judgments only after
informed consent. We would prefer to have the following set of requests honored:
1. Minimal vaginal exams
2. Don’t offer pain medication unless the mother requests it
3. Freedom to eat and drink
4. No artificial rupture of membranes
5. No enema
6. Please, no students at any time in the room
7. Grigore and another person remain with the mother from hospital admission until delivery
8. Lights dimmed, room quiet with minimal staff
9. Freedom to give birth in any position mom chooses
10. Mom would like to touch her baby's head as it crowns
11. Please allow Mom or Dad to cut cord after it stops pulsating
12. Baby on mom's tummy immediately after birth. Have the apgar, oxygen, or stimulated rubbing
done while the baby is still on mom’s tummy or after
13. Nursing immediately after birth. No introduction of anything artificial for the baby;
breastfeeding only
14. Newborn exam should be done at mom's bedside
15. Allow baby to come out on its own; don’t pull or aid baby to come out; don’t use forceps or
vacuum
16. Mom prefers tearing over episiotomy
17. Mom would like perineal support/massages and compresses to avoid tearing
18. We prefer using breastfeeding or nipple stimulation to aid in delivering placenta
 19. Discharge as soon after birth as possible
20. We waive the use of eye drops or vaccines

Our goal is to give our baby and ourselves the most gentle, loving, safe, advantageous birth possible. We
believe the above options will most likely accomplish this. We would very much appreciate your caring
cooperation.
Thank you.