Having a baby is the most important event of your life, and a birth plan can help you prepare you and your family for the experience.
Germs contracted by a child is passed onto the mother through the breastfeeding process.
The mother's body, whose immune system is far stronger, produces antibodies which are then in turn injested by the child through breastmilk. There is a common misconception that a labouring mother should avoid food and liquids. This, frankly, is absurd. The mother needs vast amounts of energy to fuel the muscular contractions. Extensive studies, however, show that upright or kneeling positions reduce labour pain.