Ignorance is not bliss, especially in the birth space. While it's true that women go their birth place pregnant and in labor and come with a baby, there's a lot that happens in between those two. Knowing what to expect and what your options are puts you in the driver's seat. Yes, we pick our providers carefully (hopefully) and trust that they will get us and our babies to the other side of birth safely, but there's a lot that we can have a say in. We get into some the hot topics surrounding birth and options in this episode and why knowing your options gives you more of them, as well as prepares your mind and body for a more comfortable birth.