BIRTH PREFERENCES INFO PACK & CHECKLIST

Birth Preferences: The Honest Guide

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.

Learn more ~ £14.95

Birth preferences for every path

Your Birth, Your Way

Labour that starts on its own, induction, caesarean and the moments when things change. Prepare for every path, so whatever happens, you feel heard, respected and safe.

£14.95

Get your pack

23-page PDF, yours to download instantly, print and share with your birth partner.

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

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 we talk through with the mums-to-be in our LushTums classes and birth prep workshops, 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.