found: Work cat.: 2006044773: Wagner, Marsden. Creating your birth plan, c2006:CIP galley (personalized birth plan: a signed document that clearly indicates to your professional caregivers your preferences and decisions about the assistance you will receive. It can help inform them of your standards for decision making in case of emergency.)
found: Kids health for parents Web site, Mar. 20, 2006(Birth plans. "The term birth plan can actually be misleading -- it's less an exact plan than a list of preferences. In fact, the best thing about a birth plan isn't that it allows you and your partner to determine exactly how the birth of your child will occur -- because labor involves so many variables, you can't predict exactly what will happen. A birth plan does, however, help you to realize what's most important to you in the birth of your baby [...] A birth plan isn't a binding agreement -- it's just a guideline. Your doctor or healthcare provider should know, from having seen you throughout the pregnancy, what you do and don't want. But a well thought-out birth plan is your best guarantee that the delivery of your child will go according to your wishes.")
found: About pregnancy Web site, Mar. 20, 2006(Birth plans are ideas and expectations that you have about the birth of your baby. They are used to help people who come into contact with you during your labor and birth know a bit more about you, how you have prepared for this baby, and what you want from the birth.)
