People to call

Here are some of the people you might want to call or notify before you deliver:

  • Family and friends: to be at the hospital with you and/or see your baby, and/or for prayer or spiritual support.
  • Clergy: To perform baptism or blessing, and/or for prayer or spiritual support.
  • Midwife, doula, birth instructor, or birth assistant: To help with the birth in person or to give suggestions over the telephone.

 

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Article by Kay Squires, with special thanks to Valerie, Holly, and Marion, and the members of the PROM mailing list
January 2005, updated July 2011