Having a birth plan is a good thing – being flexible about your plan is an even better thing. Here are some birth plan do's and don'ts:

• Do write down your ideal labor experience.
• Don't be bound by that ideal.
• Do discuss the plan with your doctor ahead of time.
• Don't be close-minded about your doctor's thoughts and ideas.
• Do as much as you can to follow the birth plan while in labor.
• Don't be rigid about possible changes.

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