Fitness for Pregnancy and Beyond

12: Birth Plan Considerations with Labor & Delivery Nurse, Cassie


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Having a birth plan can help prepare you and your family for a safe and empowered birth! Today we hear from labor and delivery nurse, Cassie Subler, who also is a childbirth educator and doula. We have a conversation talking all things birth planning while touching on our personal experiences and knowledge, knowing what your options are, and what resources can best support you.

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1:40 - let’s meet Cassie!

4:52 - considerations and tools to make when making a birth plan (eating, movement, monitoring)

9:23 - notes on being monitored while in labor, what are your options?

12:30 - what is a birth plan? What considerations to make  

19:19 - resources for laying out pros and cons of your options

22:55 - how a birth plan can help the labor and delivery nurses

24:46 - discussing the terminology with natural, vaginal, and unmedicated birthing

27:16 - sharing your birth plan with your care team

33:13 - should I get my water broke while in the hospital? 

36:34 - what about birthing on your back? What should I plan to do?

39:54 - tips on how to prepare to give birth

47:03 - The BRAIN Acronym, how to determine if a choice is right for you

52:56 - taking a class with Cassie!


The Bump Birth Plan PDF -

https://thebump-doc.s3.amazonaws.com/birth_plan.pdf

https://images.thebump.com/tools/pdfs/birth_plan.pdf

Evidence Based Birth - https://evidencebasedbirth.com/

Cochran Database - https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/reviews/topics

Bridget Teyler YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/bridgetteyler


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Janelle Ahrens

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Fitness for Pregnancy and BeyondBy Janelle Ahrens