THE BIRTH MAP
BOLDLY GOING WHERE NO BIRTH PLAN HAS GONE BEFORE
THE BIRTH MAP: Boldly Going Where No Birth Plan Has Gone Before
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Don't leave your birth to chance! My book is more than just another birth book.
THE BIRTH MAP: Boldly Going Where No Birth Plan Has Gone Before takes you through the Informed Birth Preparation process leaving you Informed, Prepared and Confident. THE BIRTH MAP covers risk assessment and informed decision making, what to expect during labour and birth, and then takes you into The Beyond. Align reality and expectation to create your best birth. It is Your Birth, Your Way...no matter what. The book does not give you the answers. It is much more powerful than that. It gives you The Questions you need in order to make Informed Decisions. |
The Birth Map is a powerful, and legal, document produced through Birth Cartography (Informed Birth Preparation). This document is used by your support team and care providers and contains your informed decisions regarding various possibilities.
Birth Partners are involved in the preparation process, so are familiar with the reasoning behind each decision in the map. They may not need to refer to The Birth Map, as a written document, during labour, but having it on hand allows them to refer to it in the event of 'detours'. The "if this, then that" simplicity of the written document prompts the necessary discussion needed with care providers, reminding all parties of the pre-made informed consent/refusal for various procedures.
Birth Partners are involved in the preparation process, so are familiar with the reasoning behind each decision in the map. They may not need to refer to The Birth Map, as a written document, during labour, but having it on hand allows them to refer to it in the event of 'detours'. The "if this, then that" simplicity of the written document prompts the necessary discussion needed with care providers, reminding all parties of the pre-made informed consent/refusal for various procedures.
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The 'FAST BIRTH PATHWAY'
is where you consider the possibility of an 'unassisted birth'. Many people find preparing for this pathway helps with their other pathways, as the Fast Birth Pathway is all about understanding physiological birth. THE EXPECTED PATHWAY and THE CONTINGENCY PATHWAY are your 'order of business'. These pathways are determined by your circumstances. The Expected Pathway could be a spontaneous labour, an induction or a caesarean plan. The Contingency is your alternatives. These pathways ensure your bases are covered. |
During your preparations, you will develop an understanding of various interventions and various scenarios that may play out. Being familiar with the sliding scale of options, helps you to prepare realistic pathways.
There is no One Way
There is Your Way
There is Your Way
By considering what your way may look like in various scenarios you empower yourself.
This means no on-the-spot decisions made under duress, in fear or with limited information and time.
A Birth Map will not 'get thrown out the window'
The power of the Birth Map is the Informed Birth Preparation process of making Informed Decisions in advance.
This power translates into confidence, which helps you and your birth support relax.
Being relaxed means you are likely to birth without need of intervention.
This means no on-the-spot decisions made under duress, in fear or with limited information and time.
A Birth Map will not 'get thrown out the window'
The power of the Birth Map is the Informed Birth Preparation process of making Informed Decisions in advance.
This power translates into confidence, which helps you and your birth support relax.
Being relaxed means you are likely to birth without need of intervention.
