Do Not Disturb · A podcast about motherhood
Catherine Rose-Bloom:
Preparing for birth with questions and support
Doula Catherine Rose-Bloom on fear, birth plans and having a say in your care—even when plans change.
The Do Not Disturb edit
Three things to take with you.
Three ideas from the conversation, in our words.
Do
Prepare questions and choose the people you want supporting you.
Not
Turn a birth plan into a test of being a good mother.
Disturb
The assumption that agency and clinical care must be opponents.
A personal conversation about birth preparation and support. It does not replace individual advice from your qualified maternity care team.
What would help you feel prepared for birth?
Catherine and Simona discuss preparing for labour, choosing support and asking questions about maternity care. They talk about informed consent and the decisions that can come up around pain relief and interventions.
The conversation focuses on being involved in those decisions. Your questions and preferences still matter when a birth takes a different direction from the one you planned.
What comes up
- Fear and preparation
- Informed consent and questions
- Support when a birth plan changes
Keep the conversation going
Simona Deifta ↗
For Simona’s personal experience of preparing for birth.
Hiba Siddiqui ↗
For carrying the conversation from birth into recovery.
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