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Harriet
Super Mom
Con dent
Anxious
Natural Methods
Epidural
Other Medication
Yes
No
Yes
No
Breastfeeding
Formula
Chooses to stay with current OB/GYN
Chooses hospital
Schedules an induction
Elects to have amniocentesis
Elects to have an epidural
Enters labor intending on vaginal birth
Refuses a c-section
Starts breastfeeding
Prenatal Testing
Provider(s)
Place
Scheduled Induction
Pain Management
“I’ve always been comfortable with my
doctor—switching never crossed my mind.”
“I hate surprises, plus my mom wanted to come to
town for the birth. Modern medicine can do some
great things.”
“I heard of people scheduling c-sections, but I felt
in control enough planning an induction and figured
recovery would be quicker.”
“I’d already ruled out a c-section and wasn’t ready
to give up so easily. But I wish I’d known how
powerless the epidural would make me feel.”
“Formula seemed like an unnecessary expense at
first, so I looked into the nutritional facts. Mom
talked me into breastfeeding though.”
“I thought about other options, but knew I’d give
into the pain so just went with the epidural.”
“There are a quite a few hospitals in the city—I
toured the ones close to work and home, and
picked the one with the nicest staff and rooms.”
“I was back and forth, but did it to be on the safe
side. Was really scared when I thought I was having
a miscarriage, but it turned out to be alright.”
Planned Method of Birth
Failure to Progress
Feeding
Vaginal
C-Section
VBAC
Try Alternative Positions
Wait
Emergency C-Section
Hospital
Birth Center
Home
Stay with current
Switch
Add Another
Labor & Delivery Postpartum
Pregnancy
Pre-pregnancy
Option eliminated because of epidural
DEMOGRAPHICS
39, Getting Married, 1st Pregnancy
Northeastern Big City, Master’s Degree
Systems Analyst, $80k+, Private Insurance
GOALS
Have a safe pregnancy
Get through it without too much discomfort
Balance maternity and her career
NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES
Provide Harriet with authoritative information about prenatal testing, induction and concerns for older mothers
Support Harriet’s conversations with her doctor about exercise and labor options
Remind Harriet to consider whether circumcision and other post-birth procedures are right for her child
OB/GYN recommends testing
Visits local hospitals for maternity tours
Comes across information about natural methods, brie y
considers Lamaze, but doesn’t have time to take a class
Has heard of epidurals and
starts looking online for details
Starts researching formula
after seeing an advertisment
Discovers prenatal testing while researching “advanced
maternal age” - online forums send mixed messages
Wonders if she can schedule
the birth, discovers induction
Mom sends info from La Leche League
OB/GYN suggests c-section
Reads forum posts about scheduling c-sections
Statistics about prenatal testing [1]
EM
Reads about risks but decides to induce anyway [3]
EM
Reads about pain management options [2]
EM
Learns about long recovery for c-sections [4]
EM
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