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Conversations to have before you give birth

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Channel: KUTV 2 News Salt Lake City · 2014 · News & Politics

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(KUTV) Experts say communication is key during any pregnancy. You need to discuss your wishes with your family and your physician as soon as you find out you are pregnant. 40 weeks may seem like a long time but in reality, your due date will be here before you know it. One thing you should do during the third trimester is take a tour of the hospital you plan to deliver your baby at. aIf you come, you will know where to go and what to anticipate.a 

Logan Regional Hospital nurse Jolene Huntsman says you need to talk to your partner about what your wishes are for the delivery. Do you want a natural birth? Or do you want an epidural? aWe see that quite often that the husband is thinking something different and is trying to talk his wife into doing something that she doesnat necessarily want to do. And that can be very stressful.a 

Another question you need to address is who you want in the delivery room. aA lot of people come not really thinking that beforehand,a said Jolene. aAnd low and behold, their mother and mother-in-law will show up and they donat want them in the room. And it is really hard to tell your mother-in-law at that time that you donat want her there.a 

And your wishes a from your birth plan to who you want in the room with you a should also be communicated to both your doctor and your nurse.

A good way to be prepared for your delivery is to fill out a birth plan. For a template, visit http://intermountainhealthcare.org/services/womennewborn/pregnancy/labordelivery/Documents/birthingplan.pdf. 

KUTV partners with the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare for the Baby Your baby Program. If you want more information, click here. Intermountain Healthcare also has a Facebook page dedicated to pregnancy and parenting. To "Like" Intermountain Moms, click here.

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