Preparing for birth
This section can help you think through what matters to you before labour. You can build birth preferences, prepare your birth partner, think about consent and choices, and save wording that may help if something does not feel right.
Build your birth preferences
Create a clear summary of what matters to you before, during and after birth.
Birth partner support
Help your birth partner understand how they can support you before, during and after birth.
Consent and choices
Find words for asking about options, risks, benefits and what happens next.
Calling triage
Prepare the key details to have ready if you need to call maternity triage.
If something does not feel right
Find wording to ask again if reassurance has not settled the worry.
You can return to any of these at any time. Hear Her First does not save what you write.