If I decide to use medicine for pain, I prefer:
Epidural anesthesia.
Local anesthesia.
Pudendal or paracervical block.
A narcotic.
Birth
I would like to:
Take all possible steps to avoid an episiotomy.
View the birth using a mirror.
After the birth, I'd like to:
Hold my baby right away, before any procedures that are not urgent.
Breast-feed as soon as possible.
Have my partner cut the umbilical cord.
C-Section
If I have a C-section, I:
Would like to see my baby coming out.
Would like my partner present during the operation.
After the Birth
After delivering the baby, I'd like to:
Have my partner be with the baby whenever I can't be.
Stay in a private room.
Have my partner stay with me in my room.
Breast-feed only.
Bottle-feed with formula only.
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