Creating the Perfect Birth Plan Form
Nothing is carved in stone
The main thing to remember is that, regardless of how detailed your birth plan, no birth can be planned down to the exact detail. "You need to be as flexible as possible and open to different things," says Murry. "Use your plan to open discussions, but don't get too attached to doing everything exactly as you laid out, just in case."
Meet our expert:
Mary Murry is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the Certified Nurse-Midwives Service Directors Group, and has been a nurse-midwife practitioner for over 20 years. She is the director of the Advanced Practice OB/GYN Service and instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Murry is also the co-author of the Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy.
