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You will be given the ‘My Maternity Journey’ booklet during your pregnancy. You are advised to write down your choices and preferences about your pregnancy, labour and birth in this booklet. The booklet has a section to write a birth plan including the birth preference card shown below.
You can discuss your choices and options with your midwife. Your midwife will ask you about your birth plan at your 36 week appointment.
Only you can give consent to your treatment or care. A birth partner can support you during labour and birth and they can communicate your birth plan preferences to staff.
If something changes in your labour and you need to give consent to something that is not covered in your birth plan, only you can make that choice. You can ask for some time to discuss the choice alone with your birth partner if you would like.
If you prefer, you can also use the birth plan templates on the NHS website:
