Five Essential Questions to Navigate Procedures & Interventions

<div>You will have many opportunities to opt in or out of interventions in your pregnancy, birth, or with your newborn. You always have options when it comes to your prenatal care and birth as long as you know what your options are. In a perfect world, every procedure comes with informed consent, and you have all the information you need to make an informed decision confidently. In the real world, constraints like limited appointment time make proper informed consent a challenge. There are five simple questions you can ask. When used together, these are one of the most versatile tools you can apply to any decision, whether navigating prenatal care, choosing interventions to employ during labor and birth, or making critical choices for your newborn.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Thank you to our sponsors</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Zahler goes above and beyond to use high-quality bioavailable ingredients like the active form of folate, bioavailable iron, and omega 3s. Save 35% off the <a href= "file:///Users/vanessamerten/Desktop/7-23%20Five%20Questions%20You%20Should%20Be%20Asking%20(B.R.A.I.N.)/Text%20Files/Zahler%20Prenatal%20+DHA%20on%20Amazon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zahler Prenatal +DHA on Amazon</a> with the code PREPOD35. Email your order number and mailing address to <a href= "mailto:vanessa@pregnancypodcast.com">vanessa@pregnancypodcast.com</a> to get a free silicone baby bib. You can always see the current promo code for the Zahler prenatal vitamin by <a href= "https://pregnancypodcast.com/vitamin/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">clicking here</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Read the <a href= "https://pregnancypodcast.com/questions/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">full article and resources</a> that accompany this episode.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Join <a href="https://pregnancypodcast.com/premium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pregnancy Podcast Premium</a> to access the entire back catalog, listen to all episodes ad-free, get a copy of the Your Birth Pla