The Need for A Cesarean Section Birth Plan

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The Need for A Cesarean Section Birth Plan
With the continuing climbin c-section procedures, moves are emerging to empower women going through one, much as the 'natural' birth movement has done for vaginal child birth. An example are innovations being practiced by Dr Fisk In England. Common for women scheduling vaginal birth is the expectant mom creating a birth plan. This is one way women who know they are likely to have a c-section delivery are able to empower themselves and make a start to influence their c-section experience. It is likewise a good idea for moms doing a regular birth plan to produce a c-section delivery plan just incase an unforeseen emergency c-section become necessary.

Delivery is well known to be one of the more difficult things to plan, as loads of moms who formed a birth plan thinking that's how it would work out know. Cesareans are of course different. Besides emergency c-sections, they're just planned and there is a definite procedure. This is the reason a cesarean birth plan could be valuable and produce a c-section experience that is as intimate and honoring as possible.

Next are some points to explore for planning a c-section birth plan.

Before delivery think if you want……

To meet the OR team before they have their surgical masks on?
A full explanation of the procedure and medications to be used?

While the delivery is underway, do you want……

Your partner or other relative with you during the delivery as well as in the recovery room?
Music playing in the OR during the delivery?
Photos or video taken?
Should it be that the little one has need of medical treatment out of the OR you might want a friend or doula to wait with you at the same time as your partner or member of the family stays with the little one to offer comfort. As well to be advised or have your partner advised the reason and potential outcome.
The curtain to be dropped and the little one held to let you see them as soon as they're born.
To keep the umbilical cord uncut and connected to the placenta. (you might suggest a specific time in consultation with your doctor)
To keep your arms free in order to come into contact withyour little one after birthing.
To have your little one placed skin to skin on your breasts as immediately as possible while still in the OR.
To breastfeed your little one in the recovery room as soon as is possible.
Minimize the number of people who come into physical contact with your little one to only what is medically necessary and my husband (partner/family member).
Skin to skin bonding time with my little one before being bathed or dressed.
To participate in babies first bathing.
To delay immunizations, eye cream and vitamin K.
Decline having formula or sugar water being given to your little one.
No tests to be performed or medications administered, etc, without you or your partner/family members consultation & consent.

These are some important ideas for you to explore and research. When you write your c-section birth plan start with, your complete name, medical/insurance info, partner, husband, attending family members or doula's name and contact information. Be sure to write it in the first person ie I, my etc and well ahead of time have something written down so you can present and chat about it with your surgeon and others associated with your birth. Bear in mind this is your little one's birth, this is a special and sacred time, be empowered to make it as intimate and special as you really want it to be. Despite the fact c-section birthing is a medical procedure, doesn't mean you can't have some influence to make it more mother friendly.