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Contingency planning

Contingency planning prepares responses for possible changes in labor, care needs, transportation, childcare, or other practical circumstances.

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Building confidence before labor

Building confidence before labor

Understand what confidence in labor really means Confidence is often misunderstood as certainty that labor will be uncomplicated, painless, or entirely physiological. A more clinically useful definition is self-efficacy: the belief that you can understand information, communicate your needs, use coping strategies, and seek help when circumstances change. This form of confidence can remain intact […]