Birth plan

What Is A Birth Plan? A birth plan is like a personal wish list of what you want to happen during your labor and delivery, and postpartum. With it, you're basically telling everyone what you envision your labor experience to be like. Your birth plan should be no more than 1 page, ideally with bullet points. With a good birth plan template, you'll be able to get that. For example, if you have always dreamed of holding your baby the moment he/she is born, this is something that needs to go…

We've got you covered with our guide to crafting your perfect printable birth plan checklist — no matter how complicated or straightforward!

Get your free birth plan template to empower your birthing experience. Communicate your preferences effectively with your healthcare team.

Yes. You read that right. I had a 24 hour labor with no epidural. In fact, I didn't use any form of drug or medicine for pain relief. But I did use quite a few natural labor coping techniques to survive labor with no epidural. I'll share my 10 secrets to an easier labor, so you know how to prepare for an unmedicated birth of your own. These unmedicated birth techniques helped me to have a healthy pregnancy, an autonomous birth, and the confidence necessary for surviving labor.

Confession time: I didn’t even write a birth plan for my first birth. I know, shocking considering the fact that I’m extremely Type A and like to be in control of things. But I was sk…

This printable, free, birth plan template PDF will give your hospital an idea of what you'd like in a simple and complete way. It's just a one-page birth template that will even help you have in mind what you want.

Here is our sample birth plan from our natural hospital birth. A great Birth Plan example for a natural or unmedicated birth.