Advice about being a birthing partner for my sister

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My sister lives in the UAE and is pregnant with her first child. She has asked me to be her birth partner. Her husband will also be there but she wants me to come and stay with her for the last week of her pregnancy and also be at the birth. I have 2 DC and have had one EMC after a long failed induction and then a sucessful VBAC second time around so I do have some experience of the whole giving birth thing but I am a bit nervous!
I am just looking for any advice, firstly from anyone who has experienced giving birth in the UAE and secondly from any doulas, midwifes or other experienced birth partners, how can I be of most use to her, are there any websites or resources, books you would recommend?

No experience on the UAE (except for gorgeous race-course Abu Dhabi - story for another night) but I was my sister's birth partner while six months pregnant with my 3rd LO, it was scary and tiring, and she didn't write a birth-plan, v.frustrating. Maybe that would be a good place to start, asking your sister to write one, even just a Q&A sheet: Pain relief? Positions? Baby bathed/dressed? You get the picture. Also prepare yourself. Last advice would be if you're going to stay with her before the event, don't focus on it too much (I.e besides the vital convos about birth plans) or it will all become very intense, I went to live my mum while waiting for DD2 and she drove me mad, mainly by watching me, I felt like a ticking bomb for 3 weeks, luckily DD2 was 40+1, any longer and I would've cracked.

I was birth partner to my sister in law, here in the UK. I am not sure how relevant the location is, birth is birth. It's a great privilege to be asked.

Her husband was there too.

She birthed, unaided in a pool. I held her hand , her husband held the other as she laboured and pushed , as tears of wonder rolled down my cheeks. She was stoic and beautiful.

Every birth is different.
Every birth is special.
You can't really plan in advance.
Be present. Be still. soak up the experience. It still fills me with joy to think about it .

Thank you both. I am truly honoured to be asked and very excited. The location is only relevant in that I wondered what kind of experience she might have in hospital. She is laready coming up against some old fashioned views from her doctor about not doing any exercise. I just wondered whether I was going to have to fight her corner about any other issues eg constant monitoring etc... I think we will def try and write a birth plan.

Wow, I would love to be someone's birth partner. Do remember to enjoy it :)