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[quote=Anonymous]This isn't directed at the OP, but at PPs who are complaining that the GW midwives discourage epidurals.

There are not enough practices out there that will actually encourage women to birth without epidurals. Some women are pressured to get them. Some nurses try to make it harder to avoid them. Some hospitals, because of their policies, make it hard to avoid them because they don't let you move around or otherwise manage the pain in other ways.

If you know you want an epidural from the get-go (thus won't be able to move around, won't need pain management assistance, and will be facing the potential complications that come with it) then why not go with a practice and a hospital that supports that? There are plenty of those. They love their epidurals, and they know how to do them well. There are not enough practices and hospitals that support women who want to avoid epidurals.

And epidurals are not complication-free, so if you know you want one, why wouldn't you want to go to a practice that has lots of experience with them?

Women who want to birth without anesthesia should be in a place that supports that. Women who don't should be in a place that supports that. No judgement either way! But why not be in a practice that supports and has experience supporting what you want to do?

And if you really want to birth unmedicated, you might reach a point where you think you can't do it. Would you rather someone start pushing drugs on you, or would you rather them tell you you can do it?

For me I'm with the GW Midwifery practice because I do not want an epidural. I feel good knowing that the only time one will be offered is if I really need it in order to get the baby out. They otherwise support me in letting my body do its thing, which I personally prefer.

Friend of mine gave birth with an epidural and loved it. Do I feel superior to her in any way? Nope. Not at all. But I mean, if you want a PC computer, don't go shopping at the Apple store. [/quote]

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