TIPS TO LEAVE YOUR HOME IN CASE YOU GO INTO LABOUR

• Make sure you have contact details of your partner/birthing partner.
• Carry a spare pair of knickers and a couple of sanitary towels. If your waters break, you'll want to change your underwear for your own comfort and the sanitary towels will help absorb the fluid
• Keep a bag of essentials for your hospital stay with you or in your car.

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TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR BIRTH PLAN

Think about:

• How you feel about the induction or acceleration of labour
• Who you want with you during labour
• Whether you would like the option of a birthing pool for labour and/or birth, for some of the time or all the time
• How you want your baby's heart rate to be monitored - electronically or not?
• Your pain relief options
• For a hospital birth, how long you want to be in for (although you may not get the choice)

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