After an experience where you feel out of control, I can understand the trepidation about birth again. By 'birth centre', do you mean like a place that tends to err on the low-intervention side? If so - that's a great start!
My personal recommendation would be to get really good birth support - so perhaps your partner and a doula/trusted or experienced friend/good student midwife - whatever you can afford. I think if you feel safe and secure with familiar people around you to support you, you'll be able to relax and therefore labour more effectively and confidently.
As well as that, know your options. Write out your intentions, what you'd like to happen, cover all your bases, think through the logistics of all the scenarios. And then get your birth support people to see it, so you know they know what you prefer.
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