Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Episode 33: Making a Hospital Plan

Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Episode 33: Making a Hospital Plan

Your hospital plan is basically a  letter to the hospital staff, to the adoptive family, and to your adoption agency. It will detail what you want your hospital stay to look like, including who will be there, how you will give birth, how much time you want with your baby, and which items from the hospital you would like to bring home. By making a hospital plan you can make your desires known and help ensure they are met prior to birth.

Many birth mothers worry about how they will feel, how they will be treated, if they will be judged and how they will cope during their hospital time. Some women wonder if they will have time alone with their baby after birth, if they can feed or bond with their baby in the hospital, and whether they want the adoptive parents there in the delivery room.

Creating a Hospital Plan with your Adoption Specialist is an exciting time in your adoption journey for both you and your chosen adoptive family.  A Hospital Plan is one part of your adoption plan.  It is developed and distributed to all individuals involved in your adoption plan, so when you go into labor, everyone knows what your wishes are and are accommodated for.  If you go to the hospital and want to change your Hospital Plan, that is fine, the plan is created as a baseline, so everyone involved in your adoption understands how you want your time at the hospital to be spent.