[Submitted Question]

Due to some (minor) complications during pregnancy, I have decided on a hospital birth even though I would have loved to have the baby at home. Now I am looking for tips on how to make delivery at a hospital less impersonal and feel more intimate.

[WombToBloom]

First, talk with your doctor and the maternity coordinator at the hospital. Find out what is allowed at your particular facility and what is not. This is a great conversation to have at your hospital tour or pre-registration appointment. I always brought my own pillow and my own music, which helped.

If you have a choice between hospitals, check out all of the available options. Some hospitals have birthing centers or maternity wards (do they still call them that?!) that are very homey – the beds don’t look like hospital beds, the furniture is wood and not metal, etc. Hopefully, your labor and delivery room will have a good-sized tub which can make hospital labor feel more like a home labor. Also talk to your doctor about who can and will be in the room. You may want to work out a birth plan that limits the number of medical personnel on hand to the bare necessities (i.e. no med students looking on) but allows various family members to be present.

[johniori]

yes its great idea that shared by admin that brings own things for hospital