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- You will create a hospital plan with your counselor prior to delivery in order to inform everyone of your wishes.
- You may have whomever you choose be in the delivery room with you.
- You will have the right to stay in the hospital with the baby up to 48 hours after the baby is born.
- You and your family and friends will be able to hold the baby, feed the baby, and bond with the baby.
- You may choose to have the baby stay in the nursery, especially while you are sleeping.
- You may name the baby or choose to write the name the adoptive parents choose on the birth certificate.
- You may request that newborn pictures be taken and offered to you.
- You may decide if your baby's birth will be announced in the newspaper or not.
- You may request to have a private room without a roommate, if possible.
- Your birthparent counselor will visit you in the hospital and support you during this difficult time.
For more information about these and other adoption issues, please contact Bethany Christian Services of St. Louis, Missouri.
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