Articles and Handouts
The following documents are in printer-friendly portable document format (pdf). You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these files. If you don’t have this program, get it for free on the Adobe website.
For 1st Prenatal Visit – please fill out ALL except the Birth Plan Notes
- Birth Plan Notes (you will fill this out DURING the 1st prenatal visit and use it to create your birth plan)
- Birth Information Questionnaire
- Epidural Questionnaire
- Hypnosis Responsiveness Questionnaire
- Virtual Agreement for B*E*S*T Clients (please print 2 copies – sign and return one copy on the envelope provided at our interview and keep the other – I will sign it at our 1st prenatal visit.
- In- Person Agreement for B*E*S*T Clients(please print 2 copies – sign and return one copy by mail or as an email attachment and keep the other – I will either sign it and mail it back or send as an email attachment.)
- Medical and Personal History
- Relaxation Questionnaire
For 2nd Prenatal Visit
Other Handouts
- Reading List
- Avoiding an Episiotomy
- Sample Birth Plan
- Birth Preferences Tips
- Surfing Through Labor
- Birth Preparedness Checklist
- When to Call Your B*E*S*T Doula
- Perineal Massage
- Signs of Labor
- Timing Your Contractions (also available for your iPhone, Droid, laptop or PDA)
- Tips for Partner
- What to Pack for the Hospital
- Baby’s Birth Plan Sample