BIRTH PREFERENCES PACK

Your Birth, Your Way

Birth rarely follows the “plan” but you can prepare for every path. This 23-page Birth Preferences Workbook helps you know your options, ask the right questions and make sure your wishes are heard, however your baby arrives.

What's inside

Not a birth plan. Birth preferences.

1

Before you start

BRAIN for every decision, your rights and a clear comparison of home, midwife-led unit and hospital.

2

Every path

Labour that starts on its own, induction, caesarean and the moments when things change, each with tick-box preferences.

3

The first hour

Physiological or active third stage, optimal cord clamping, your placenta, skin-to-skin and vitamin K, explained honestly.

4

For your birth partner

Their role in the room, plus a one-page summary for your midwife that they can hand over on the day.

"The goal was never a perfect birth. It's a birth where you felt heard, respected and safe, whichever path it took."

You'll be ready to…

  • Ask the right questions, and take your time to decide
  • Protect your hormones and your birth space, wherever you are
  • Understand monitoring, examinations and pain relief
  • Make induction feel like yours, if it's offered
  • Plan a gentle caesarean, planned or unplanned
  • Choose what happens with your cord and placenta
  • Hand your midwife one clear page they'll actually read
  • Give your birth partner a real job to do
Clare Maddalena, founder of LushTums

Why I made this

Hi, I'm Clare

I founded LushTums in Brighton in 2007. As a senior yoga teacher, doula and FEDANT-accredited antenatal educator, I've spent 20 years supporting families through pregnancy and birth.

This pack is everything I talk through with my clients, with real photos from real LushTums families. Evidence-informed, warm and honest, so you can make your own informed decisions, whichever way your baby arrives.

Prepare for every path. Feel heard, respected and safe.

Get your pack · £14.95

Rooted in birth. Nourishing every season.

For information and education only. This isn't medical advice and doesn't replace care from your midwife or doctor. Enjoyed the Birth Preferences Workbook? Try the Induction: The Honest Guide too.

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Rooted in birth. Nourishing every season.