title: The birth plan revisited.
abstract: In answer to a reader's question, the author of this column discusses moving birth plans beyond a check list of options to a plan of evolving confidence, support-building, and comfort.
authors.affiliation: J udith L othian is a childbirth educator in Brooklyn, New York, and the Chair of the Lamaze International Certification Council.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lothian