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Fibroids and Pregnancy: What Every Black Woman Needs to Know Print E-mail
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Choosing a Doctor

Your doctor is going to be your best friend for the next forty weeks, so choose wisely. Follow these steps when choosing a doctor: 
 

      
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Creating a Birth Plan & Sample Birth Plan

Around week twenty-eight, it’s a good idea to start thinking about and creating your birth plan. This is around the time when the fact that you’re having a baby really starts to sink in! A birth plan is a list of all of preferences and choices for your delivery that you share with your doctor, nurses and midwife. Because you might be on medication or unable to accurately convey your preferences, the birth plan is the map your birth and delivery team will use to follow your instructions.  
 

      
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