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CD 125
Pregnancy and Birth Interview
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Section One: Interview Summary
Planning for Pregnancy
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Confirming Pregnancy
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Prenatal Care
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Family’s Reaction and Advice
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Changes in Subject’s Life
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Delivery Plan
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Labor
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Baby’s Condition and Birth
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Bonding with Baby
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Section Two: Analysis
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your connections!
Section Three: Application
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Pregnancy and Birth Interview Questions for Note Taking
This purpose of this interview is to understand the importance of prenatal development and the birth
experiences (Chapters 2 & 3). This period of the human lifespan sets the stage for all development
that follows. Ask the individual questions that help you learn about the following aspects of
pregnancy and childbirth (note: not all questions may relate):
1. Planning for pregnancy:
a. What, if anything, did the subject do in anticipation of getting pregnant?
b. If it was not planned, what was that like for the woman?
2. Confirming Pregnancy:
a. What were the physical and emotional signs that subject experienced (if any)?
b. How was the pregnancy verified?
c. How long did subject wait to confirm pregnancy?
3. Prenatal Care:
a. How much prenatal care did the individual receive?
b. How was an obstetrician/midwife chosen (if chosen)?
c. How far along in pregnancy was it when subject first saw the midwife/doctor?
d. Any special tests?
e. Advice given by medical personnel regarding:
i. Diet?
ii. Weight gain?
iii. Exercise?
iv. Stress?
v. Teratogens?
4. Family’s Reaction and Advice:
a. How does the subject’s family culture view pregnancy and treat the expectant
mother?
b. Did she receive support from father of baby or other individual(s)/partner?
c. What was that like?
5. Changes in Subject’s Life:
a. What was it like to be pregnant?
b. To wear maternity clothes?
c. Physical health?
d. Eating?
e. Emotions and attitudes?
f.
Learning about pregnancy and childbirth?
g. Gathering equipment and clothes for the baby?
h. How comfortable or uncomfortable was pregnancy?
i.
Any surprises?
6. Delivery Plan:
a. Did the individual have a plan?
b. Why or why not?
c. What was the plan?
d. Did the individual take a tour?
e. What kind of birthing facility?
f.
Childbirth classes?
g. Labor coach?
h. Doula?
7. Labor:
a. What were the physical signs that labor was starting (if labor was experienced)?
b. How long was first stage of labor (if experienced)?
c. What kind of medication (if used)?
d. What kind of delivery (vaginal, C-section)?
e. Who was present?
f.
Complications?
g. Anything unexpected?
h. What helped during this part of the experience?
8. Baby’s Condition at Birth:
a. What was the baby like after birth?
b. Any problems?
c. Size of baby?
d. What tests were done on the baby?
e. Any special care for the baby?
9. Bonding with Baby:
a. Subject’s feelings immediately after birth about the baby?
b. Who cut the baby’s umbilical cord?
c. What was feeding and caring for the baby like right after birth?
d. Did she feel competent to cope with motherhood?
e. Any baby blues or postpartum depression?
f.
What support occurred after birth?
NOTE: If a father or other partner is available to interview with the woman for this assignment, you are
welcome to get that individual’s perspective. This is not a requirement as there are many different
kinds of pregnancies, families, and experiences.
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