HealthPartners - Preparing for childbirth

You may find it helpful to use this guide when talking to your health care provider or as a handy tool to help with making decisions in other areas of your life. MAKING DECISIONS: BRAIN informed BRAIN DECISION-MAKING TOOL The “BRAIN” acronym reminds you to ask about the benefits and risks of certain procedures, what your options are, what your intuition is telling you, and how much time you have to make a decision.

PREPARING

FOR BIRTH

N I A NEED TIME

ALTERNATIVES

R RISKS

What are my other OPTIONS?

INTUITION What is my GUT telling me?

B BENEFITS How will this HELP me, my labor, or my baby? How will this AFFECT me, my labor, or my baby?

Is this an emergency or do I have TIME to think or discuss?

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