Health Tip: Getting Ready for Childbirth

(HealthDay News) -- Creating a birth plan means making a list of your preferences for labor and delivery.

The American Academy of Pediatricians says birth-planning should include your preferences about:

Whether someone calls the doctor's office when you go into labor, or do you simply head for the hospital?
Transportation to the hospital.
Where you'll deliver, who will be present and who you would like to deliver your baby.
Your preferences for position during labor, and pain management options.
Your preferences if unexpected circumstances arise, including the possibility of cesarean section.
In the event that you deliver early, does the facility have the resources to care for a premature baby?

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