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How to Write a Birth Plan for Any Labor and Birth Experience

By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com

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Labor Plans

In the section for labor you should include a few statements about the most common issues you will face in labor:

A section on pain relief should talk about how you wish to deal with your labor. You might have something about the use of epidural as soon as it is posisble or it might say that you prefer to use other techniques like massage, movement and positions, relaxation and a water tub.

Fetal monitoring may be up to the place of birth you have chosen. A hospital tour can let you know what options are available at your hospital or birth center. This may also address mobility - like you'd prefer intermittent, external fetal monitoring, to allow you the freedom to move.

The support you need may talk about what you've learned in class and how you intend to use it. You may talk about people you have chosen to support you, including the use of a doula.

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