Preparing for a Home Birth

Reader Contribution by Antonette Vasseur
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Last week we had our full term home visit with our homebirth midwives. A home visit is like any other prenatal visit but it also gives the midwives a chance to visit your home before the big day arrives and to be sure you have all of your birthing supplies together and in one place.

Your midwife will have you order a birth kit before 36 weeks. A typical birth kit includes medical supplies your midwife and the midwife assistants will need during labor and delivery. To read more about the items in my birth kit through my Midwifery practice, and other practices as well,  check out www.yourwaterbirth.com.
Your midwife will also provide you with a list of supplies you should have ready. These are usually items you probably already have around the house (e.g., flashlight, trash bags, plastic sheets).  The list my midwives gave me can be seen here: Riverside Midwifery Birth Supply List.
Once you have ordered your birth kit, and gathered the required birthing supplies, you can then gather items you want on hand to help you during labor, birth and postpartum. It’s good to get these together in one area or basket before the big day so that you aren’t running around in between contractions finding your comfort items.
Here is a look at some of my Birth Essentials:
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