It is usually an exciting time and it is easy to forget phone numbers. Have the doctor's phone number on your list, so that you can call him to either find out if it is time to go to the hospital, or to report that you are going. During the last month you will also be making final arrangements for the place where you will give birth. Each birth setting is different so you should find out what needs to be done. The Birth Setting Today a woman may often choose where she will deliver her baby.
Most women prefer to deliver in a hospital.
In addition to traditional delivery rooms, many hospitals now offer birth rooms or settings where the family can participate. A hospital delivery is best if this is your first baby, if you have had any problems with earlier deliveries, if you are having twins or a multiple birth, if you are under 18 or over 35 years of age, or if you expect a breech birth. For women whose doctors expect complications during labor and delivery, a high technology hospital such as a university medical center is best because it has the equipment to identify and handle problems immediately. For women whose doctors do not expect complications, birth rooms in hospitals often equipped with a rocking chair, a stereo, as well as a bed provide a homelike, relaxed atmosphere and a natural setting for birth. These hospital birth rooms, though more like home, provide ready access to emergency equipment.