A birth plan is a plan for how you want to experience labor and delivery of your child. While your plans may change during the process, planning ahead of time and sharing your plans with your provider and support team can help you and your support team advocate for your preferences during labor and delivery. Recognize that in many obstetric practices these days, the individual provider performing your prenatal care may or may not be the same provider delivering your baby. Also, what seems you and an individual provider agree on, may not always be a comfortable plan for the provider staffing the delivery.
In general, all three of these birthing team members can work together to ensure you have a safe, healthy, pleasant birthing experience custom to your physical and emotional comforts.
"What to Include in Your Birth Plan" by Mecklenburg Birthing Connections (pdf)
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