{"id":123846,"date":"2022-12-20T13:37:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T03:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/?p=123846"},"modified":"2022-12-20T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T03:37:10","slug":"what-are-birth-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/what-are-birth-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"What are birth preferences?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><b>What are birth preferences?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-123847 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images-300x171.png\" alt=\"What are birth preferences?\" width=\"363\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images-450x257.png 450w, https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Website-featured-images.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a>Birth preferences are a written list of what you\u2019d like to happen during your labour and birth. Preferences can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who your birth partner is<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What position you would like to give birth in\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your birthing environment example: Low light, quiet please<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delayed cord clamping\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undisturbed skin-to-skin contact with baby\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The language used eg.\u00a0 referring to \u201csurges\u201d or \u201cwaves\u201d rather than \u201ccontractions\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><b>Why do you need birth preferences?\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birth preferences are a good way to let your midwife know what kind of care you would like during your birth and afterwards. They also help birth partners advocate for you during your labour and birth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to make informed decisions based on reliable information. Think of your own safety and well-being and that of your baby when you make these decisions. Do your research ahead of time, you will be able to make more informed decisions, should the need arise in the lead-up to and during your birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also important to remember that your baby may have other ideas of how they would like to enter the world so it\u2019s a good idea to be okay if your birth takes a different path.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/find-hypnobirthing-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypnobirthing Australia Positive Birth Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this is a topic we cover in detail, providing you with sample birth preferences\u00a0 so you can know exactly what to include based on the birth you would like to have. We covered birth preference for hospital admission,\u00a0 during labour, during birth, after birth, and in case of an emergency caesarean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find face-to-face classes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/find-a-practitioner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also have online options available. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hypnobirthingaustralia.com.au\/hypnobubs-hypnobirthing-online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here for further info.<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are birth preferences? Birth preferences are a written list of what you\u2019d like to happen during your labour and birth. 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