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  • About
    • Company Standards of Care
    • COVID-19 Pandemic & Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum
    • Maternal Mortality
    • Making a difference in Maternity Care
  • Birth Doulas
    • Birth Doula Services
    • Hypno-Doulas
    • Cesarean Doula
  • Baby Planning
    • Newborn and Postpartum Consulting
  • Postpartum Doula - Night Nanny
    • Night Nanny Standards of Care
  • Childbirth Education
    • Childbirth 101 Virtual Birth Class
    • Hypnobabies
    • Fast-Track Intensive Birth Class
    • Newborn Care Class
    • Breastfeeding Class
  • Sleep Training
  • Lactation Support
  • Placenta Encapsulation
  • Contact
  • Schedule Appointment
NOVA Birth Partners

Birthing BALANCE

Motherboard: The Must-Have Virtual Birth Plan

2/8/2019

 
Learn about your birth options
Fondly referred to as the “not ‘yo Mama’s birth plan”, [M]otherboard is an interactive online tool that provides parents with the opportunity to hone in on the most important aspects of their birthing plan. I had the pleasure of using this tool to develop my own personal birthing plan and I must say that I was very impressed by the ease of usage and the beautiful finished product!

My experience-

When I first logged into the [M]otherboard my initial thought was “Wow, information station”! Each section of the homepage is filled with valuable information on most all major aspects of the birthing process, including a variety of topics for expectant parents to consider for their own birth plans.

I was able to navigate through the platform fairly easily with prompts provided at the top of the homepage. However, I did find that the sheer amount of information made for an initial overwhelming experience. This was simplified by going through the platform with my doula at our prenatal appointment. Going through each section from labor to postpartum to baby meds provided the visual progression within the birth planning process that so many moms seek.

Motherboard Birth planning tools with NOVA Birth Partners
Takeaways-

Traditional birth plans can be rather long winded with excessive reading that can often seems daunting to medical staff. According to [M]otherboard, “ Many providers hate them.  They’re seen as too long, demanding, unrealistic, or negative. Studies have actually shown that in certain places, having a birth plan can negatively impact how staff treats you” ([M]otheboard, 2018).

​Completing a birth plan through this platform provides expectant parents with a library of evidence based resources to consider and then guides users through a simple click and pin process to create a clear, concise, targeted list of birthing preferences that is a one page colorful valuable resource for your big day! 

Choose to feel love, choose to feel safe, and choose to feel heard.

PS:  Getting your own Motherboard started?  Check out this handy Step-by-Step Guide.

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Warmly,

Tamarah Taylor,
M.S.Ed
Communications Manager,
​NOVA Birth Partners

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NOVA Birth Partners, LLC serves all birth centers and home births in Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC in addition to the following hospitals: INOVA Fairfax, INOVA Fair Oaks, INOVA Loudoun, INOVA Alexandria, Reston Hospital, Stone Springs Hospital, Virginia Hospital Center, Sibley Hospital,  Medstar Washington Hospital Center, George Washington University Hospital, Winchester Hospital, Prince William Hospital, Shady Grove, Holy Cross, Sentara Hospital, and more! Serving Maryland as far as Anne Arundel County, Prince George's County and Montgomery County, Maryland.
Serving all clients in Washington, DC, Annapolis, MD, Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Washington DC suburbs including: Southern Maryland, Accokeek, Waldorf, Suitland. Also serving west Northern Virginia including: Prince William County, and more. Other areas served include: Fairfax, Arlington, Sterling, Herndon, Herndon, Ashburn, Leesburg, Winchester, Burke, Manassas, Gainesville, Haymarket, South Riding, Chantilly, Centreville, Falls Church, Tysons Corner, Mclean, Alexandria, Woodbridge, Fredericksburg, Bethesda, Silver Spring, and more! 
NOVA Birth Partners, LLC is a birth & postpartum support professional practice composed of a dream team of providers: Birth Doulas, Postpartum Doulas, Newborn Care Specialists, Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), Birth Photographers, Placenta Encapsulators, Childbirth Educators, Massage Therapists, and Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Experts.