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Unfortunately, unlike many of other great life events, a birth can not be planned. Preparing for it and portraying your wishes, though, are a good way to help you to achieve your desired birth experience. Because of this, New Birth Services suggests writing out a birth plan for your birth. Many people call this written list different things, such as birth preferences, desires, wishes, etc. because we can’t plan everything that will happen in birth. Throughtout this article though, it will be referred to as a birth plan because this is its most common name. Many women and couples have found writing a birth plan to be very helpful for their experience, because of some or all of the following:
