What Is A Birth Plan? A birth plan is like a personal wish list of what you want to happen during your labor and delivery, and postpartum. With it, you're basically telling everyone what you envision your labor experience to be like. Your birth plan should be no more than 1 page, ideally with bullet points. With a good birth plan template, you'll be able to get that. For example, if you have always dreamed of holding your baby the moment he/she is born, this is something that needs to go into your birth plan. If you don't let people