Pregnant Person's Full Name
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First Name
Last Name
Pregnant Person's Date of Birth*
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Partner/Support Person Full Name (if applicable)
First Name
Last Name
Other Support Person (if applicable)
First Name
Last Name
Estimated Due Date
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MM
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Care Provider
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Have you toured the birthing location?
Yes
Not yet
It's at home
Have you taken a prenatal education class?
Yes
No, but plan to
No, and don't plan to
Address
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Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Primary Phone #
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Partner/Support Person's Phone
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Pregnant Person's Email
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Partner/Support Person's Email
How much do you usually sleep at night? Do you have an opportunity to rest or nap each day?
What has your prenatal experience been? Emotionally? Physically?
Do you have any allergies (Food, medication, etc) or food preferences?
Medical conditions pertinent to labor and childbirth
None
Gestational Diabetes
Group B Strep
Herpes
Back pain/Injury
Other
Have you ever had any procedures done that might affect your birth experience?
What number pregnancy is this for you?
For Birth Clients: Are you taking childbirth education? If so, please share the date and location.
What would you like to learn in a childbirth class or from our sessions?
Are you and/or your partner/support person reading any books about labor, postpartum time or breastfeeding?
Please note any topics you want to discuss further
Ways your labor might begin
Stages of labor
Timing contractions
Natural comfort strategies
Breathing methods
Positions for labor
Unmedicated and Medicated induction
General triage procedures
Common medical procedures used in labor
Pain medication used in labor
Positions for pushing
Episiotomy
Assisted vaginal delivery
Cesarean delivery
Post-birth procedures for birth parent
Newborn procedures
Postpartum healing
Feeding & nursing
Newborn care
What is your birth vision? If things go perfectly, what does that look like for you?
Have you shared your birth preferences with your care provider?
When does your care provider want you to call them/arrive at the birthing location (in case of a home birth, when does your midwife want to join you)?
Have you discussed protocols if you go past your due date?
In what ways are you preparing for this labor, birth & postpartum?
What do you anticipate will be your greatest challenge while in labor?
What do you anticipate will be your greatest source of strength while in labor?
In previous painful situations (i.e. sickness, headache), what methods have you used to comfort yourself?
For Birth Clients: In what ways do you hope a doula's support will be helpful to you? What types of assistance do you imagine will be most useful for you?
For Birth Clients: How does your partner/support person want to be involved in your birth? i.e. Hands on, share support with doula, or let the doula take the lead.
Who would you like to be present during your labor?
Partner
Children
Other family members
Doula
Friends
Other
Do you want any of the following non-medical choices during labor?
Labor at home
Labor at hospital
Wear own gown
Fluids
Ice/Popsicles
Food
Aromatherapy
Music
Walking
Shower
Rocking chair
Birth ball
Do you want any of the following medical choices for Early Labor?
Continuous fetal monitoring
Intermittent fetal monitoring
Just heparin lock, no IV
IV
Vaginal checks limited to as few as possible
Vaginal checks done per HCP/staff protocol
Spontaneous rupture of membrane
Medications offered
Medications not offered
Epidural/narcotics
Do you want any of the following to occur for the birth?
Birth parent chooses birth positions
HCP chooses birth positions
Pictures
Video
Perineal massage
Episiotomy
Prefer to tear naturally over episiotomy
Cord cut by partner
Cord cut by care provider
Delay cord cutting
Baby caught by partner with HCP help
Announce the sex of baby
Baby placed on birth parent's chest immediately
Baby cleaned before given to the birth parent
Delay newborn procedures for one hour
Placenta delivered without Pitocin
If your HCP suggest that you have an induction/Augmentation, do you want any of the follow?
No induction/augmentation
Pitocin
Prostaglandin gel or suppositories (i.e. Cervadil)
Cytotec
AROM (breaking water)
Foley catheter
Nipple stimulation
Natural methods
If you have a scheduled Cesarean Section or your HCP states that you need one, do you want?
Epidural
Spinal
Partner is present
Doula is present
Partner to cut cord if possible
Doula with birth parent for repair
Pictures/Video
Drape lowered for birth
One arm free to touch baby
Nursing in recovery room
Do you have any special choices?
Save placenta
Save cord blood
Do you have any spiritual or religious practices that you would like to incorporate into the birth process or directly after the birth? If so, do you need my assistance with any of this?
What method of feeding your baby are you planning to use?
Do you have any experience with nursing? Tell me about it.
Do you have any concerns about your ability to feed your baby?
Do you have any issues/fears/concerns about newborn care?
Do you want the HCP/staff to:
Bottle feed
Give pacifier
Waive eye ointment
Waive Vitamin K shot
Waive PKU test
Waive Glucose test
Waive Hepatitis B vaccine
Circumcision (with anesthesia)
Do you want...
Discharge the same day (if birthing place allows)
Lactation consultant
Postpartum doula
Postnatal education class
La Leche League contact
New parent support group
Postpartum depression screening
Do you have any fears or concerns about the postpartum time?
What kind of support will you have? Food/errands/household?
Do you have a pediatrician? If so, who?
Baby's Name (if you want to share)
Do you want any additional information on the following:
Care of perineum
Postnatal expectations
Cesarean recovery
VBAC-Specific Information
Nursing
Breast/Chest pumps
Postpartum Depression
Infant massage
Diet
Circumcision vs. intact
Carseat installation and us
Baby wearing
Any additional concerns or information needed or want to share?