Birth Mother Matters in Adoption Episode 33: Making a Hospital Plan Your hospital plan is basically a  letter to the hospital staff, to the adoptive family, and to your adoption agency. It will detail what you want your hospital stay to look like, including who will be there, how you will give birth, how much time you want with your baby, and which items from the hospital you would like to bring home. By making a hospital plan you can make your desires known and help ensure they are met prior to birth. Many birth mothers worry about how they will feel, how they will be treated, if they will be judged and how they will cope during their hospital time. Some women wonder if they will have time alone with their baby after birth, if they can feed or bond with their baby in the hospital, and whether they want the adoptive parents there in the delive ...