Decisions, decisions...

First things first...

Read through our checklist for informed decision making:

What are the Benefits and the Risks of the options?  

Are there any Alternatives that are acceptable to you? 

What is your Instinct telling you.  What happens if you do Nothing?

Benefits

Risks

Alternatives

Instinct

Nothing

Antenatal

• What screening and diagnostic tests can I have, if any?
• Where will I give birth to my baby?
• Does age matter?

Labour & birth

• Who can I have with me at the birth?
• What are my options if my labour starts later than I expected it to?
• What can I do to make labour and labour pain easier to cope with?
• What options do I have about the delivery of my placenta (third stage of labour)?

Postnatal

• Thinking about baby-feeding?
• How long should I breastfeed for?
• When do I introduce solids to my baby?
• How does my baby's sleep work?
• Should I boycott Nestle?

What's missing? We're keen to know. Email: infocentre@nct.org.uk