How do I draw up a contract with a maternity hospital?

If you want to be an actor in your own childbirth, it is best to conclude a contract in advance.

Maternity hospitals usually have standard contracts, but you can include your own clauses in them.

So, what points should be reflected in the contract with the hospital?

· Who among the relatives will be able to attend the birth (husband, mother, other relatives, girlfriend, spiritual midwife).
· Which doctor will deliver you.
· What poses can you take during childbirth (vertical, squatting, on your side, etc.).
· If there are no specific medical indications, you will not be stimulated or in any way affected by the natural course of events.
· You will receive anesthesia on your request.
· You will be offered alternatives to medical anesthesia (a warm bath, shower, special ball, lumbar massage, etc.).
· If there is a need to use any medications, they will explain everything in detail beforehand, including possible side effects and consequences.
· Arrange for help with attempts and eruption of the baby's head (perineal massage, cessation of attempts at the moment of eruption) to avoid episiotomy.
· Immediately after the birth, the baby will be placed on your stomach, you will be able to give him a breast, establish first contact yourself and give this opportunity to your partner in childbirth.
· The umbilical cord connecting the baby to the placenta will not be crossed immediately, but after it is released (unless there are strict medical indications for its immediate crossing). Perhaps your husband will cut the umbilical cord under the supervision of a doctor or midwife.
· After birth, the baby will be in the room with you. You will feed him not on a schedule, but on demand. If he still can't be with you, they won't give him anything to drink or feed him if you have colostrum and milk.

A separate point is to discuss your various preferences. If your religion prohibits any type of medical intervention, be sure to include this clause in the contract. If you do not want your baby to receive certain vaccinations, also include this condition in the contract. In general, discuss everything that seems to you to be the least bit important with your doctor and, if necessary, write it down in the contract.

Remember, having all the clauses in the contract is an additional protection for you. You will not be able to confirm your words in any way if everything does not go the way you want. But a contract is a legal document. 1xbet ပရိုမိုကုဒ်