Ideally you have a Birth Plan because it assures that you will more likely get the birth you want.
Creating a Birth Plan allows you to consciously choose the birth for you and your baby.
It is the best way to share your preferences with your health care providers.

Modern technology, corporate care and patriarchal doctoring often see birth as a medical "problem". Technology can be a gift, if complications or emergencies arise. But, in normal birth, medical interventions cause problems; each one carries risks to you and your baby, as well as benefits. Also, every intervention increases the likelihood for another, so risks cascade. If you do not specify, choices made may not be best for you, but based on efficiency and reduced liability of healthcare providers.

Birth is a natural process. Most women have normal pregnancies, without serious complications, due to inner strength and body wisdom to successfully birth to their babies - with limited or no medical intervention - if women are given time and needed support. You deserve to make your own choices about managing pain and what it will be like for you and your baby during labor, at birth and after the birth.

Birth planning may seem overwhelming if you know little about pregnancy and birth. You can have a Birth Plan with little effort - through an online questionnaire, information sheets on interventions and other topics, and optional coaching. You will have information to clarify your goals and choose what you want to happen in your birth, especially if anything unexpected occurs.

Birth is a transformational process that can be very empowering for women who are satisfied with their birth experience. Completing a Birth Plan helps assure the best outcome. Please reach out to begin, ideally before third trimester.