Write your own birth plan. Imagine that you or your partner is expecting a baby. What choices would you make about your labor and delivery? If this scenario is unlikely for you, you can write the birth plan for a friend, fictional character, or as the doctor of a patient. Use this template along with what you learned in the text to guide the creation of your plan: “Tips on Writing a Birth Plan.”
In an essay of between 300-600 words, cover the following four areas:
- Requests before birth
- Requests during labor and delivery
- Vaginal vs. C-section birth preferences
- Requests for newborn care
| Criteria | Proficient | Developing | Not Evident | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presents a coherent birth plan between 300-600 words | Writes in clear, descriptive sentences with no or few grammatical errors. The birth plan is well organized and complete. | Does not provide enough detail in the birth plan or contains several grammatical errors. | Incomplete birth plan or difficult to understand. | __/4 |
| Describes choices for each of the four areas (before birth, during labor and delivery, vaginal vs. c-section, and newborn care) | Includes sufficient information for each of the four areas. | Includes sufficient information for two or three of the areas. The other area may be incomplete or missing. | Includes information for only one or none of the required areas. | __/12 |
| Explains the connection with the text | Makes a strong connection between the birth plan and the relevant topics that were presented in the text. | Makes a weak connection between the birth plan and the relevant topics that were presented in the text. | Does not back up choices in the birth plan with relevant information from the text. | __/4 |
| Total: | __/20 | |||