Here are some of the people you might want to call or notify before you deliver:
- Family and friends: to be at the hospital with you and/or see your baby, and/or for prayer or spiritual support.
- Clergy: To perform baptism or blessing, and/or for prayer or spiritual support.
- Midwife, doula, birth instructor, or birth assistant: To help with the birth in person or to give suggestions over the telephone.
Article by Kay Squires, with special thanks to Valerie, Holly, and Marion, and the members of the PROM mailing list
January 2005, updated July 2011