Creating a postpartum plan can help ease your transition into parenthood and set you up for a positive experience after giving birth.

You’ve taken a prenatal class, packed your hospital bag and installed the carseat—but have you thought about what you’ll do when baby’s actually here? A postpartum plan can help ease the transition to parenthood.

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