Writing a birth plan forces you to get educated so that you can make informed decisions about how you’d like your birth to go.

It can help you understand your options, ask questions and make decisions that feel good for you and your partner.It can also help to familiarize yourself with birth-related terminology so that things aren’t flying over your head while in the midst of laboring. In a nutshell, if you can be informed and be clear with your birth team around whats important to you, you are on the way to being able to make informed decisions.

We always say that giving birth requires a great amount of surrender and trust and we know that birth doesn’t always go according to plans. But even when it doesn’t, having a birth plan in place can help guide you in important decisions and be vital to establishing good communication between you, your partner, and your care providers.