I am wondering how many women used a birth plan, or at least prepared a birth plan, during their pregnancy?

Here is a good article about birth plans at the Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/birth-p...

I want to wish my Mom a Happy Mother's Day.

My Mom has always been there for me. She has told me from the time I was a little girl that I could do or be anything I want to be.

So, because of my Mom, here I am today with a web-based company with a motto of "strong women transforming health." That's my Mom. She's one strong woman.

Mom has always been so supportive. She's sitting here working in the office today. She donates her time to EmpowHer. She believes in what we're doing because she lives it every day. She's helping me make my dream become a reality.

THURSDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Low birth weight followed by excessive weight gain during childhood and young adulthood may lead to the low-grade inflammation that can raise the risk of heart disease later, a new report says.

SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. - Despite living on a commune in rural Tennessee, Ina May Gaskin has had the kind of career success most people only dream about.

A midwife who never formally studied nursing, Gaskin has helped to bring home birth and lay midwifery back from the brink of extinction in the U.S. An obstetrical maneuver she learned from the indigenous Mayans of Guatemala has made it into scientific journals and medical textbooks, and her insistence on the rights of a birthing mother empowered a generation of women to demand changes from doctors and hospitals.