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birth plan
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form of communication between a birthing person, their support people, and the care team they have chosen for their birth outlining their wishes for the labor and birth
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childbirth education
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becoming educated in the process of pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum and newborn care
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deepening
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relaxation to the point where the birthing person is in a limp, almost anesthetized state
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directing
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consciously organizing one’s body prior to and during an action so that the head leads the body’s movement
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inhibiting
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conscious act of preventing oneself from rushing into an action without thoughtful consideration of the body
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physiologic birth
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birth that occurs vaginally and without medical intervention