In a previous post, How toPlan a Birth, we discussed the importance of researching various topics
before attempting to write a birth plan. Many people, however, don’t know what
to research or where to start.
So, we’ve put together a list
of topics you should learn about when preparing to give birth. You may already
be familiar with some of them, and some you may have never heard of before, but
each of them is an important topic in childbirth decision-making.
1. 6 ways to progress in labor
2. Accupressure for pregnancy
3. Attachment Parenting
4. Baby wearing
5. Birth ball
6. Car seat safety
7. Chiropractic care during pregnancy
8. Circumcision
9. Cloth diapering
10. Colostrum
11. Comfort measures for labor
12. Conscious breathing
13. Delayed cord clamping
14. Doula
15. Elective labor induction
16. Empowered birth
17. Epidural/pitocin spiral
18. Episiotomy
19. Eye ointment for newborn (prohylactic erythromycin)
20. Gentle C-section
21. Healthy birth practices
22. Healthy gut
23. Heptatitis B vaccine for newborn
24. Lactation consultant/counselor
25. Laid-back Breastfeeding
26. Latch
27. Lochia
28. Magical hour
29. Midwives
30. Milk production
30. Milk production
31. Newborn stomach size
32. Non-supine pushing positions
33. Optimal fetal positioning
34. Oxytocin
35. Pain medication preference scale
36. Placenta encapsulation
37. Rooming in
38. Safe cosleeping
39. Skin to skin contact
40. Squats for pelvic floor muscles
41. Upright labor positions
42. Vaccinations
43. VBAC
44. Vitamin K
45. Vernix caseosa
46. Water birth
Remember,
this is just a list of things to learn about. We’re not advocating for any
particular decisions, we simply want you to be fully informed before making
your decisions.
Now,
we know this is a lot of stuff to think about, and it can be pretty
overwhelming. Also, a simple Google search of some of these topics can bring up
some pretty crazy stuff. So, here’s a list of our favorite online resources to
get you started.
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