FAQs
A visual birth plan is a simple, icon-based way to communicate your preferences for labor, birth, and newborn care. Instead of long text documents, it uses icons to show your choices at a glance. This makes it easy for everyone to quickly understand what matters to you most.
It’s a visual birth plan generator that lets you create personalized, easy-to-read, iconic plans. Instead of long paragraphs, you select icons that clearly show your preferences at a glance.
Simply scroll through each category – your birth vision, birthing environment, baby and placenta birth, newborn care and more – and tap the icons to checkmark your preferences. When you’re finished, click the ‘My Birth Plan’ button and your preferences will be instantly organized into a clear, one-page PDF.
The best time is now, especially if you’re in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of your pregnancy.
100%! This gives you an opportunity to ask questions and talk about the appropriate care for you based on your individual circumstances, beliefs and risk level.
Start in your 3rd trimester or bring it up while you’re still interviewing your birth team to make sure you’re on the same page.
Postpartum planning helps you feel ready for life with your new baby. It’s a simple way to prepare for the changes ahead and make confident choices for you and your little one.
Make your Postpartum Plan along with your birth plan, especially if you’re in the 3rd trimester of your pregnancy or approaching your baby’s birth month.
And it’s still not too late to make a postpartum plan after your baby’s birth and set yourself up for a blissful fourth trimester.
Yes - providers prefer visual birth plans because they are short, simple, and easy to scan quickly. Icons make it clear what your main priorities are.
Yes - it’s a great tool for anyone supporting a birth.
Several years ago, while nine months pregnant - and now a mother of three - had an idea to create a simple, iconic way to make a birth plan. That’s how Birth Planner was born. Inspired by the work of natural birth advocates and shaped with the support of birth professionals and mothers-to-be, Birth Planner’s mission is to help you envision and plan your iconic birth and postpartum!
Your privacy is important. We don’t share or sell your information. Any plan you create is yours to download, print, and share only with the people you choose.