Certified nurse midwife Dr. Stephanie Mitchell shares tools from her step-by-step guide to building a birth plan, and discusses why getting your plan together—and onboarding everyone on your birth team—can help ensure you are respected and heard during your birth experience.

Listen through to the end for Adriana’s “Two Things to Do: One for You, One for the Rest of Us.” Every week, she selects actions, books, and other resources to further inform your intuition and support others on their birth journeys.

If you liked this episode, listen to podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/know-your-options-for-where-to-give-birth">this short episode on your options for where to give birth and podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/166-showing-up-at-your-birth-with-shalome-stone-renewed">this interview with Shalome Stone referenced in the episode.

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