Nov. 17 -- (HealthDay News) -- There are many things to do to prepare for your baby's birth. That's why establishing a birth plan -- a list of preferences for labor and delivery -- may be in order ...

Sharing a birth plan ahead of time with your care team and loved ones can help them support you and make this moment as special and comfortable as possible for both you and your baby.

There's so much to think about and so many decisions to make about giving birth! Use our birth plan template to organize and share it all.

You can get very granular as you sketch out your birth plan, but the most important things to address are labor, comfort, hydration, pain management and how you want the baby to be monitored.

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