Palliative care providers will assist parents in making detailed plans for the delivery and for the baby's life, even if the baby has a limited amount of time to live.
Birth plans include who will be present in the delivery room; what resuscitation or life-prolonging efforts, if any, will be made; what religious ceremonies, such as baptism, will take place; and whether the baby will be breastfed and held. Parents may be asked what they plan to name the baby.