What If Things Go Wrong?
What if things go wrong?
Doesn't a birth plan just set women up for disappointment?
'Birth Plans' can indeed set up a woman for disappointment if they make these mistakes. A Birth Map, however, is an original document developed over several antenatal appointments in conjunction with care providers, allowing time to consider options and weigh up the risks and benefits to make informed decisions for various possible pathways.
It has a built-in contingency plan. Not because things will ‘go bad’, or because it is even likely too. The contingency is the insurance, the backup, the ‘just in case’. It protects you from on the spot decisions. It means you are more likely to recognise and understand any deviations from your expectations, and respond calmly and appropriately having made informed decisions in advance.
It is Your Birth - Your Way, no matter what.
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Doesn't a birth plan just set women up for disappointment?
'Birth Plans' can indeed set up a woman for disappointment if they make these mistakes. A Birth Map, however, is an original document developed over several antenatal appointments in conjunction with care providers, allowing time to consider options and weigh up the risks and benefits to make informed decisions for various possible pathways.
It has a built-in contingency plan. Not because things will ‘go bad’, or because it is even likely too. The contingency is the insurance, the backup, the ‘just in case’. It protects you from on the spot decisions. It means you are more likely to recognise and understand any deviations from your expectations, and respond calmly and appropriately having made informed decisions in advance.
It is Your Birth - Your Way, no matter what.
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Knowing the pathways helps you recognise necessary detours, and determine the alternative routes.
