1) Choose the right care providers for the birth you want

If you want to give birth vaginally and without medication, ask your doula to recommend care providers who will support you in this. If you choose a care provider who has an 80% c-section rate and who works at a hospital where the rate of intervention is also high, then it may be more difficult to find the support for an unmedicated vaginal birth.

2) Don’t be afraid to change your Gynecologist

You might have a wonderful Ob/Gyn when it c...