I am a labor and delivery nurse.  I LOVE it when a patient comes in with
a big old birth plan.  It means that I might have a chance to participate
in one of the 1-2% of births at my facility that do not involve an
epidural.  After I see a birth plan,  I ask where they took their
childbirth class.  Then I ask what kind of relaxation techniques that
practiced at home, outside of class, and which ones worked best.
Generally I get a blank stare......"Practice?  What do you mean, practice
relaxation?"


It is at this point that I mentally roll my eyes.

Megan Schmidt, RN, IBCLC

Jim & Winnie Mading wrote:

> Laurie,
> I can identify with the mom who felt the staff was considering her a
> "freak" for having a birth plan and insisting on no separation from
> her baby.  I have seen L&D nurses roll their eyes when a mom comes
> in with a birth plan.  In many cases these are nurses I know to be
> very supportive of momsin labor.

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