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Birth Plan & Hospital Bag Kit: ready for the big day

You are somewhere in the third trimester, the lists are multiplying, and you want to arrive at the hospital knowing your wishes are written down and your bag is ready. The Birth Plan & Hospital Bag Kit does exactly that: a complete fill-in birth plan, a one-page version to hand over on the day, and every checklist you need, built on what the NHS, NICE, ACOG, the WHO and the American Academy of Pediatrics actually say.

What is inside

About 7,300 words of guidance and templates in 12 chapters, with 229 tick-box items.

  1. How to use this kit. When to start, how to write preferences rather than demands, and why every choice is respected here.
  2. Questions to ask and your hospital tour. Over 30 questions, grouped by place of birth, pain relief, monitoring, caesarean birth and after the birth, with space for the answers.
  3. Understanding your options. A neutral guide to every pain relief option in the US and the UK, heart-rate monitoring, positions, assisted birth, the third stage, delayed cord clamping (ACOG, WHO and NICE compared), skin-to-skin, feeding and caesarean birth — plus a table of newborn procedures in each country: vitamin K, eye ointment, hepatitis B, hearing and blood tests.
  4. My birth plan: the full template. About you and your family, birth partners, environment, positions, pain relief, monitoring, pushing, the cord, the first hour, feeding, caesarean wishes, newborn procedures, special care, and what matters if plans change.
  5. My birth plan on one page. The version midwives and nurses actually have time to read.
  6. Hospital bag checklists. For you, for your baby, for your birth partner, caesarean extras, paperwork for each country, twins, and a home birth set-up.
  7. The car seat. The AAP rear-facing rule, the UK legal requirements and a fitting checklist.
  8. Going home. What must be done before you leave, the newborn checks still to come, and the warning signs for the year after birth.
  9. The first 48 hours. Your baby's details, feeding and nappy logs, checks completed, how you feel, and space for your birth story.
  10. For your birth partner. A before, during and after guide for whoever stands beside you.
  11. My contacts. Every number in one place, on paper, in case your phone dies.
  12. Bibliography. 35 sources, each opened and checked, with full web addresses.

Who it is for

  • You are around 24 to 36 weeks and ready to put your wishes on paper.
  • You want to understand epidurals, gas and air, cord clamping and newborn procedures without being pushed towards any choice.
  • You are planning a caesarean, or want to be ready if one becomes necessary.
  • You are a solo parent, part of a same-sex couple, expecting twins, or giving birth after a loss: the template has space to tell your team who you are and what you need.
  • You are a partner who wants to know exactly how to help.

What it is, and what it is not

This kit helps you think, choose and communicate. It does not replace the advice of your midwife, OB-GYN or hospital, who know your history and their own facilities, and it contains no medicine doses. It reminds you, gently, that a birth plan is a set of preferences, and that a change of plan is never a failure.

Instant PDF, with your name on the cover

Your kit arrives as a PDF the moment your payment goes through, with a personalized cover. Print the template, the one-page plan and the checklists, or fill them in on screen and share them with your partner and your care team.

Better together

The Birth Plan & Hospital Bag Kit pairs naturally with The 40-Week Pregnancy Companion. Both are part of the Pregnancy Pack ($59) and of The Complete Mamavela Library, every guide from pregnancy to the toddler years ($99).