Labor and delivery can be overwhelming. Hospital staff may come in and out of your room monitoring you and the baby, tracking your progress, and keeping an eye on your contractions and pain level. They may offer or encourage various procedures and interventions as situations arise. What do you do? How do you make decisions amidst pain and fear? You use your BRAIN. This lesson introduces the BRAIN method, an easy-to-remember acronym that will ensure you have all the information needed to give informed consent to any medication, procedure, or treatment that may arise during labor and delivery. Topics Include: B.R.A.I.N., Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, No or Not now, Asking Questions, Labor, Delivery